CONFRONTING THE WILDFIRE CRISIS
community, infrastructure, watershed, and other investments to protect values at risk Under the 10-year strategy, we will fully sustain—and slightly increase—current treatment levels in the South, Midwest, and Northeast. But most additional investments will be in the West, where the wildfire risk to homes and communities is highest.
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