Facing the Reality of Wildfire Risk

Napa Valley Marketplace Magazine by John Dunbar

Napa County remains vulnerable to wildfires even with this reprieve from the drought. The wet winter that replenished our water supply also accelerated vegetation growth, which will provided abundant fuel for wildfires this year.

To prevent wildfires with the intensity and scope Napa endured in 2017 and 2020, it is an essential – literally lifesaving – that residents manage vegetation to lower the wildfire threat to our communities and businesses.