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. 2024 May 23;19(5):e0302699. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0302699

Table 4. Cost component estimates, in millions ($2019, CAD), 90% confidence intervals and median present values (in brackets).

Scenarios Cost Component Sum of each Component over five Years
Without-WildFireSat Variable Suppression Costs $3,469–$3,469 ($3,469)
Fixed Suppression Costs $1,566–$1,566 ($1,566)
Timber Losses $1,389–$10,538 ($4,634)
Property, Asset & Infrastructure Losses $2,668–$6,270 ($4,198)
Evacuation Costs $61.01–$61.01 ($61.01)
Health Costs $43,095–$43,095 ($43,095)
Distributions Pessimistic Conservative Positively Biased Optimistic
With-WildFireSat Variable Suppression Costs $3,426–$3,513 ($3,469) $3,405–$3,534 ($3,469) $2,931–$3,418 ($3,229) $2,814–$3,574 ($3,301)
Fixed Suppression Costs $1,468–$1,663 ($1,566) $1,420–$1,712 ($1,566) $1,056–$1,386 ($1,271) $1,174–$1,722 ($1,487)
Timber Losses $1,386–$10,527 ($4,628) $1,387–$10,572 ($4,623) $1,284–$9,861 ($4,317) $1,297–$10,001 ($4,348)
Property, Asset & Infrastructure Losses $2,610–$6,139 ($4,106) $2,589–$6,079 ($4,072) $2,450–$5,828 ($3,882) $2,209–$5,540 ($3,597)
Evacuation Costs $60.03–$61.39 ($61.01) $60.25–$61.77 ($61.01) $56.06–$59.85 ($57.96) $54.92–$62.23 ($59.18)
Health Costs $43,093–$43,098 ($43,095) $42,961–$43,229 ($43,095) $42,862–$43,082 ($43,008) $41,802–$43,957 ($42,664)