COVID-19 and Wildfire: Strategies to Mitigate Cascading Business Impacts
- Peggy Otum, Shannon Morrissey
- 8.25.2020
This year, the western states are entering wildfire season during an ongoing, uncontrolled pandemic. The COVID-19 pandemic has wide-ranging impacts on this year’s wildfire season, including how fires are fought, the scale of public health risks they present, and their impacts on businesses. This alert explores the intersection of wildfire and the COVID-19 pandemic and suggests steps businesses can take to prepare for and mitigate these risks.
