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See https://www.npr.org/2020/09/10/911592361/are-recent-wildfire..., titled "Are Recent Wildfires Enough To Restore The Equilibrium With Fire?" The TLDR is no, this won't stop them from happening.

This article notes:

- In 2019, $160M was spent putting out wildfires in CA, but the economic damage was $80B

- 3M acres have burned in CA this year

- In order to manage wildfires appropriately in CA, 20M acres would need to be addressed (thinning or burning) every year.

- There are 48M acres of mountains, brush, and grassland in CA