As smoke from an unprecedented fire season fills the air, fire experts are sounding the alarm that the State of California is on an unsustainable path. Smoke is closing businesses and schools, deteriorating mental and physical health, and exposing a series of failures around forest management and climate change.
Wildfires in California have burned 3.3 million acres, killed at least 25 people and destroyed over 4,200 structures in the past month. In comparison, West Marin…