Frequently Asked Questions About Wildfires in California

Jan 28, 2025 - This reflects the estimated probability of a wildfire burning in any given year (based on fire behavior modeling across thousands of simulations of possible fire seasons). This research estimates that California has, on average, greater wildfire likelihood than any other state in the nation.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4952

The 2017-18 Budget: Resources and Environmental Protection

Feb 15, 2017 - The various testing facilities use specialized equipment, such as dynamometers (equipment used to simulate road conditions) and chambers specifically designed to measure emissions from vehicles and other engines.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3558

Improving California's Forest and Watershed Management

Apr 4, 2018 - The report, Mokelumne Watershed Avoided Cost Analysis: Why Sierra Fuel Treatments Make Economic Sense , simulated the outcomes of five potential fire scenarios with and without the application of fuel treatment projects such as forest thinning and prescribed burning.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3798