Things to keep in mind when wondering why SoCal keeps burning up...we are in the third year of a drought. It has not rained since April. We are on "Mandatory Water Conservation". I know of neighbors who have received fines for watering lawns on the wrong days etc.

And it is very hot right now. So hot weather plus EXTREMELY dry conditions make it difficult. It is not just homes built unwisely in canyons that burn in these circumstances!