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Doug LaMalfa: “Since 2000, we have averaged more than 70,000 wildfires per year and an average of 7 million acres burned annually.”

On the recordMarch 22, 2023
Since 2000, we have averaged more than 70,000 wildfires per year and an average of 7 million acres burned annually.
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Doug LaMalfa
Republican · California

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LaMalfa presents statistics on the increase in wildfires and burned acreage over the years.

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