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Aging and Wildfire Risk to Communities

The report “Aging and Wildfire Risk to Communities” looks at patterns of interactions between the two. Among the findings is that “most (87 percent) of the recent population growth in places with moderate-to-high wildfire risk has been among people over the age of 60.” 

Posted by:
Angela Hollingsworth
Published on:
May 16, 2025

Categories: PublicationTags: age, Baby boom, wildfire risk

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