We have very dry Santa Ana winds here, which produce delightful weather and terrifying fires. San Diego has avoided the fires so far. We have told our friends in LA our house is open to them. So we may get guests. They also may turn our power off when the winds get bad. One of the big fires was started by sparking electricity lines in the dry windy weather a few years ago.
So many of our San Diego and Mexico fire fighters are fighting the LA fires I worry if we get hit here! Mexico sent a contingent of experienced forest fire specialists with all their gear. Canada is sending a ‘Calvary’ of firefighters and specialized planes. It’s been a massive effort. 10,000 homes destroyed and at least 10 people died in the fires. It’s weird they have enough water but the need for water are so great that the pressure in the fire hydrants can’t keep up. While we’ve had a really dry year the reservoirs had been pretty full due to previous years. I bet they won’t be after this! The experts tell us the problem is the high winds and dry bush. The firefighter spray the water out and it comes back to them instead of going on the fire. It’s just going to continue getting worse with our climate getting dryer and hotter here. I just hope they get the fires under control soon and we don’t lose any more people! And that our fire fighters come home safe!
Last edited by mjpEncinitas; 01-10-2025 at 06:29 PM.