The millions of dollars spent to extinguish large wildfires are widely reported and used to underscore the severity of these events. Extinguishing a large wildfire, however, accounts for only a fraction of the total costs associated with a wildfire event. Residents in...

The Bagley Fire burned 46,000 acres, south of McCloud, CA in late summer 2012. There were soil burn severities of 11% high, 19% moderate, 48% low, and 22% very low. The fire suppression cost $35 million dollars... read complete report here    ...