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The record-setting heat and drought conditions currently settling over the western United States have many emergency personnel worried that 2021 could become yet another milestone year for fire damage.

The National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) says that although a blaze sparks up somewhere in the U.S. every 24 seconds, in general, uncontrollable fires are less common now than they once were.

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Elana Ashanti Jefferson

Elana Ashanti Jefferson serves as ALM's PropertyCasualty360 Group Chief Editor. She is a veteran journalist and communications professional. Reach her by sending an e-mail to [email protected].