Wildfire in California.

More than one million acres have been burned by wildfires in California in 2024, according to CAL FIRE.

As of Dec. 10, there have been 1,045,384 acres burned, 7,897 wildfires, one fatality, over 2,000 structures damaged or destroyed and more than 550,000 emergency responses.

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Joe Toppe

Joe Toppe serves as managing editor of PropertyCasualty360.com. Joe is also a father of three, an author, and longtime lover of baseball.

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