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Population growth at the wildland-urban boundary also increases exposure, while firefighting resources are strained as multiple regions face simultaneous emergencies.
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Doyle Rice, USA Today, 31 May 2026
Nebraska alone, which has experienced 25 wildfires so far, constituted about 40 percent of all burned wildland in the US as of May 21, per the National Interagency Fire Center.
—Kasha Patel, CNN Money, 23 May 2026
Her plan includes many of the demands Palisades residents have repeated for months at community events and on social media, such as keeping city reservoirs full during fire season and clearing flammable brush from the surrounding wildlands.
—Noah Haggerty, Los Angeles Times, 20 May 2026
That means updating our building codes to require more fire-resistant materials; revising our land-use policies to minimize building in predictably flammable areas at the edge of wildlands; and disincentivizing oil companies from further exacerbating climate change.
—Mercury News & East Bay Times Editorial Boards, Mercury News, 15 May 2026
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Doyle Rice, USA Today, 31 May 2026
Nebraska alone, which has experienced 25 wildfires so far, constituted about 40 percent of all burned wildland in the US as of May 21, per the National Interagency Fire Center.
—Kasha Patel, CNN Money, 23 May 2026
Her plan includes many of the demands Palisades residents have repeated for months at community events and on social media, such as keeping city reservoirs full during fire season and clearing flammable brush from the surrounding wildlands.
—Noah Haggerty, Los Angeles Times, 20 May 2026
That means updating our building codes to require more fire-resistant materials; revising our land-use policies to minimize building in predictably flammable areas at the edge of wildlands; and disincentivizing oil companies from further exacerbating climate change.
—Mercury News & East Bay Times Editorial Boards, Mercury News, 15 May 2026
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“Wildland.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/wildland. Accessed 5 Jun. 2026.
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