Fire How We got here & why needed presentation

• Naturally, reoccurring event since the early pre-civilization times • Development expanding and encroaching into the wilderness and fire prone regions • Trabuco / Silverado / Carbon / Richie / Waterman Canyons • Devore region, New Hall- Grapevine, Mountain / Desert regions • History of annual major fire events tied to Santa Ana Winds

California Fire History

Factors: Dry fuels Low humidity Low fuel moistures

Build up of dead, dried fuel combined w/ high wind events (Santa Ana’s)

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