Read the latest from PRI about the
Southern California wildfires recovery and rebuilding.

PRI sends our thoughts and prayers to our Southern California friends and neighbors whose homes have been lost or damaged in the 2025 Southern California wildfires. As the communities affected look to recover, there will be much-needed oversight into the role misguided policies played in the wildfire’s destructive path, and how unnecessary government bureaucracy is hindering the rebuilding process going forward. On this page, we feature insight from PRI’s scholars, other policy experts, government officials and those on the front lines exploring the policy lessons learned from the tragedy, and what should be done going forward to better protect Californians from wildfire risk.