# ‘Fast fires’ were just 2.7% of U.S. wildfires but destroyed 78% of the structures lost — and up to 449,000 could be lost by 2060

- Source: Fortune | FORTUNE
- Published: 2026-11-07T12:30:00+00:00
- Category: Business
- Original: https://fortune.com/2026/11/07/fast-fires-wildfires-structures-lost-449000-by-2060/
- Canonical: https://groundlevelnews.com/story/fast-fires-were-just-2-7-of-u-s-wildfires-but-destroyed-78-of-the-stru-0f949b/

We found that roughly one-third of western neighborhoods facing the greatest future risk are low-income communities.

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