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Wildfires burn twice as much land area each year as they did 40 years ago, and the threat continues to increase. State Farm is committed to helping communities prepare for and reduce their risk of wildfire damage. That is why for the seventh year in a row, State Farm is sponsoring National Wildfire Community Preparedness Day with the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) on May 2, ...

Wildfires burn twice as much land area each year as they did 40 years ago, and the threat continues to increase. In 2018, California saw its deadliest and most destructive fire, the Camp Fire, burn more than 150,000 acres and claim the lives of 85 people. Wildfires once described by “seasons” are now burning earlier and later in the year ...