| Each year around the middle of October, the | | | | Southern California. |
| Santa Ana Winds, begin to blow. Generally these | | | | Yes, we have all seen the deadly fires on our TV |
| winds come in 3-day spurts, occasionally back to | | | | sets each year and we can expect this year to |
| back or 6-days. The first major Santa Ana winds | | | | be no different. Unfortunately, most of these big |
| are a warning of things to come. The winds are a | | | | fires come from carelessness or worse arson. |
| dry hot heat, sometimes sporting 100 plus | | | | Either way once these fires get going there is |
| degrees. This further dries out vegetation in | | | | little that can stop them, as they grow fast and |
| Southern California from the long hot summers. | | | | move fast. Luckily, fire fighters are on call and |
| Santa Ana Winds or the East Winds are | | | | ready to go, with some of the best equipment |
| extremely dangerous due to the wildfires that | | | | and training anywhere on the planet. |
| coincide with their strength. If you consider the | | | | It takes huge resources to fight these fires and |
| fire science "fire triangles" then you know that hot | | | | we all must be diligent with prevention efforts. No |
| air or heat is one major part of the equation. | | | | throwing cigarettes out the window, and watch |
| Indeed, so is fuel for the fire to burn, that of | | | | out for suspicious behavior too. California fire |
| course comes in the dried brush, which surrounds | | | | season is in full-swing and that hot air is blowing in. |
| the desert plains and mountains surrounding | | | | |