Southern California could lose thousands of structures to wildfires this year, report estimates

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Southern California could lose thousands of structures to wildfires this year, report estimates
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Three Southern California counties have the nation's highest wildfire risks. In one county, the cost is estimated to reach more than $1 billion.

Three Southern California counties have the nation's highest wildfire risks, according to a report released last week., a non-profit research and technology group, found that the annual expectation of structures destroyed by wildfires has grown from 3,000 structures in 2016 to 17,000 structures expected to be destroyed in 2023. That's roughly the size of Santa Cruz.

Riverside County topped the list with expected annual losses of 1,600 structures worth about $1 billion.San Bernardino County came in third with about 800 structures worth $768 million.

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