Well, the Camp Fire in 2018 caused $16.5B in damages: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Camp_Fire_(2018) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Camp_Fire_(2018) And more th

Well, the Camp Fire in 2018 caused $16.5B in damages: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Camp_Fire_(2018) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Camp_Fire_(2018) And more than $1.6B has been spent on fire suppression in California this year alone: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2020_California_wildfires#cite_note-Large_Incident_Report-2 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2020_California_wildfires#cite... So when you think about the alternatives, $2B to clear California's fire debt sounds pretty reasonable.