The height of the year round fire season is expected to be between June and November.
Brian Fennessy, Fire Chief of the Orange County Fire Authority, during a media event for Wildfire Preparedness Week in Silverado, CA, on Thursday, May 9, 2024. last winter, the threat of wildfires in Southern California remains significant in coming months with the peak of the season looming just around the corner.
“Don’t let the green hillsides fool you, we have a year-round fire season,” Orange County Fire Authority Chief Brian Fennessy said, as he stood behind a backdrop of lush green slopes. In 2020, aJohn Tyler, fire chief for Cal Fire, during a media event for Wildfire Preparedness Week in Silverado, CA, on Thursday, May 9, 2024.
An OCFA Bell 412-EP takes off from a media event for Wildfire Preparedness Week over a Coulson Aviation CH-47 Chinook in Silverado, CA, on Thursday, May 9, 2024. In 2024, only 2 percent of California remained in a drought, compared to 23 percent the year prior. Even so, the rain has only delayed potential wildfires, as the green vegetation, described as live fuel growth, covers dead fuel lying underneath, which will eventually dry, CalFire Director and Fire Chief Joe Tyler said.
Jaime Gamboa, Director of Fire, Fuels, and Aviation Management at the U.S. Forest Service noted that 85 percent of fires in California are started by people.
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