With all of our fire brigades/resources, why do California fires continue to spread?

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Watching KTLA now re: San Bernardino.

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Because we spent a century trying to suppress every fire as soon as they happened. With the result that dead trees and brush have built up to the point that when a fire does get a foothold, it can spread far and be very hard to contain. Plus, the droughts in recent years also make for a lot of dead or dried vegetation.

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