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Shades of Past Years

A structure burns as flames from the Dixie Fire tears through downtown Greenville, California.
A structure burns as flames from the Dixie Fire tears through downtown Greenville, California. Photo: Josh Edelson/AFP (Getty Images)

Entire towns and neighborhoods burning down is unfortunately an increasingly common occurrence. In 2017, fires raged through Santa Rosa, California. Nearly the entire town of Paradise burned down in 2018 during the deadly Camp Fire while the Carr Fire tore through entire neighborhoods in Redding. Last year saw multiple towns largely incinerated in Oregon’s severe wildfire season as well.