Groups of 12-person crews are combing the 33 million acres of California forests and cutting down trees to lessen the chance of wildfires
During the 2020 California wildfires, 31 people died and another 37 suffered non-fatal injuries due to 9,639 fires spread across the Golden State
Former US President Donald Trump had blamed the Cali’s ongoing and deadly wildfire problem on the state’s failure to clear its forests of dead trees and debris
Trump ultimately ended up withholding government aid to California until they put the plan into practice, which recently began with cleanup crews statewide
California will be using $500 million in government aid specifically to combat its deadly wildfire problem
But Los Padres ForestWatch conservation director Bryant Baker warns that controlled burns threaten the native plant areas of SoCal’s national forests
