Wildfires are increasingly touching more diverse communities as fires grow in intensity and extend into urban areas, according to researchers.
Most fire victims who opt to rebuild their homes will likely have to upgrade roofs, gutters, attic vents, windows, doors, siding and landscaping.
One, near Los Angeles, has been accused of sparking January’s Eaton Fire, which leveled the community of Altadena and killed 17 people. Another, in Northern California Wine Country, triggered a 2019 blaze that destroyed more than 370 structures.