After January’s devastating Los Angeles wildfires , Californians are rebuilding their homes, livelihoods, and lives.
However, that’s going to become increasingly difficult in the area, as The Washington Post revealed.
What’s happening?
Using state fire maps drawn up by the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection, the Post determined that 1 in 8 Californians live in areas susceptible to the kind of damage brought by January’s blazes.
According to Cal Fire, 23,448 acres burned in the Palisades Fire , while 14,021 acres were decimated by the Eaton Fire . More than 16,000 residential and commercial buildings were destroyed, and 29 people were killed…