climate change creating the most explosive conditions in the west. the government now wants to reduce fuel and clear as much land as the size of idaho to tackle the, last fall s infrastructure bill included billion set aside to fight wildfires before they start. when you look out here and see all these trees, you see beauty or do you see danger? both, i wish we could find it all. here in oregon, forest thinning could cost up to $900 per acre. government grants help, but there is not enough money to go around. the jacobs family has applied for federal funding, but for now, they are covering their own bill. on the property this size, it is roughly 1 million dollars, something they can afford. with the cost of a catastrophic wildfire is even greater. just a few miles away from the jacobs ranch, the property here was also burned by the fire. they are taking part in a ten-year program with oregon s department of forestry, so that
oregon, forest thinning can cost up to $900 an acre. government grants help, but there s not enough money to go around the jacobs family has applied for federal funding, but for now, they re covering their own bill on a property this size it s roughly $1 million, something they can t afford. but the cost of a catastrophic wildfire is even greater. just a few miles away from the jacobs ranch, the dollingers property was also burned but they re taking part in a ten-year program with the oregon department of forestry so a reporter: which is why they re investing