California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection

How wildfires have worsened in recent years

A pair of firefighting dozers, left, cut a line along the western flank of the Alisal Fire near Tajiguas Beach in Santa Barbara County on Oct 12, 2021. (Mike Eliason / Santa Barbara County Fire via Associated Press)

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Owens Valley wildfire 30% contained, evacuations lifted

This photo provided by CAL FIRE San Bernardino Unit Public Information Office shows a wildfire near in Owens Valley, Calif. on Feb. 17, 2022. (CAL FIRE San Bernardino Unit Public Information Office via AP)

Thousands of state workers still unvaccinated and California …

California Gov. Gavin Newsom announces vaccine incentives in Los Angeles, May 27, 2021. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes)

With a dozen large California wildfires burning, focus …

Cal Fire vehicles line up along Highway 50 in Strawberry, Calif., on Aug. 22, 2021, as smoke from the Caldor Fire burning on both side of the route fills the air. (Sara Nevis/The Sacramento Bee via AP)

New round of winds fuel Caldor Fire in Northern California

Firefighters refill water while fighting the Caldor Fire on Hazel Valley Road east of Riverton, Calif., on Thursday, Aug. 19, 2021. (AP Photo/Ethan Swope)

High winds threaten to bring renewed fury to destructive …

Central Calaveras firefighter Ryan Carpenter extinguishes flames from the Caldor Fire on Hazel Valley Road east of Riverton, Calif., on Thursday, Aug. 19, 2021. (AP Photo/Ethan Swope)

Record-setting fires hinder California’s efforts to curb …

Scorched property destroyed by the Caldor Fire is seen in Grizzly Flats, Calif., on Wednesday, Aug. 18, 2021. (AP Photo/Ethan Swope)

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Dixie Fire: Skies clear, allowing aircraft to resume …

A fire truck drives through central Greenville, which was largely leveled by the Dixie Fire, Friday, Aug. 6, 2021, in Plumas County, Calif. (AP Photo/Noah Berger)

‘We didn’t expect a monster like this’: Dixie Fire …

Firefighters battling the Dixie Fire clear Highway 89 after a burned tree fell across the roadway in Plumas County, Calif., on Friday, Aug. 6, 2021. (AP Photo/Noah Berger)

Pace of California wildfires so far this year greatly …

A DC-10 air tanker drops retardant while battling the Salt Fire near the Lakehead community of Unincorporated Shasta County, Calif., on Friday, July 2, 2021. (AP Photo/Noah Berger)

Inmate firefighter assigned to NorCal blaze goes …

In this photo provided by Bill Wilde, firefighters look over a California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection truck that crashed into a ditch after it was stolen by a California inmate on July 4, 2021, in Shingle Springs, Calif. (Bill Wilde Photo via AP)

Under new legislation, California could get 600,000 …

Bryan Matsumoto, a program organizer for Nature For All, walks along the Trail Canyon Falls trail in the Tujunga Canyon in the San Gabriel Mountains in this undated photo. (Gabriella Angotti-Jones / Los Angeles Times)

California to hire 1,400 additional firefighters …

A firefighter keeps watch as flames advance along the Western Divide Highway during the SQF Complex Fire near Camp Nelson on Sept. 14, 2020. (David McNew / Getty Images)

California to develop new rules on home hardening …

In this Nov. 18, 2020 file photo taken by a drone, residences destroyed by the Mountain View Fire line a street in the Walker community in Mono County, Calif. (AP Photo/Noah Berger)