$2.6 B pays for ALL the forests of So California to be cleared annually.  It's illegals over fire protection, as simple as that.

According to Grok it costs $1,000 per acre to clear brush...that is the high figure.

Also according to Grok there is 2-3 million acres of forest land in So California...

Do the math...

"Adding these together gives a rough estimate for the major national forests in Southern California:

Angeles + Cleveland + San Bernardino = 700,176 + 460,000 + 823,816 = 1,983,992 acres.

However, this does not account for other smaller forested areas or state-managed forests. It's also important to note that Los Padres National Forest spans both Southern and Central California, so not all its acreage should be counted for Southern California alone.

Considering these points and posts on X indicating around 3 million acres of forest in Southern California, the actual figure might be closer to this higher estimate when including all forested areas."