Newsom's Revelations About California's Wildfires

In 20 19, the year with the largest number of acres treated in recent history. The state budget allotted for 355 million dollars for wild fire prevention and resource management. But after the cove 19 pendemic hit california in early 20 20, newsome cut the budget by forty %,. On top of the budget cuts, the fires themselves made prevention work more challenging. As of may 20 21, cawfire has treated over 23 thousand acres throughout the year. This puts california on a trajectory better than last year's total, but not as high as the 60 thousand plus acres treated in 20 19.