The San Francisco Bay Bridge and city skyline are obscured by smoke and haze from wildfires in September. The state experienced some of its largest wildfires on record in 2020, as did other states throughout the West. GETTY IMAGES RECORD WILDFIRES ACROSS THE WEST AND AROUND THE WORLD. CONTRIBUTING FACTORS ACCELERATING AT AN ALARMING PACE. LANDSCAPES AND COMMUNITIES PRIMED TO BURN. SKYROCKETING COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH WILDFIRE, ECONOMIC LOSS, AND HUMAN HEALTH. COMPETITION FOR RESOURCES AND DEBATES OVER RESPONSIBILITY. Feature wildfire 11.20 DCS FINAL 11.03.20 (R).indd 24 11/3/20 1:08 PM