Burned house in the 2025 Mariposa County Band Fire Credit: Mariposa County Sheriff’s Office
UC San Diego paper reveals that the average wildfire victim forgoes the equivalent of 26% of their pre-fire annual income in the three years following the fire
September 6, 2026 – By Christine Clark – A new National Bureau of Economic Research working paper from the University of California San Diego shows that wildfire damage can have long-term economic consequences for households, resulting in income losses, relocation of residents as well as slow rebuilding for several years after a fire…