Millions of homes are being built in fire-prone areas of Mountain West as wildfire risks grow

Wildfire NOTD subscriber Kimiko Barrett, a Research and Policy Analyst for Headwaters Economics, discussed how millions of homes continue to be built in parts of the West frequented by wildfires, which, since 2005, have destroyed more than 97,000 structures.

Millions of homes are being built in fire-prone areas of Mountain West as wildfire risks grow

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