It’s fire season here in sunny southern California. What’s funny is that people who don’t live here think we have problems with earthquakes but its the yearly fires that do more damage and kill more people every year. This one is getting a little close to home though. These pictures were taking about 1.5 miles from my house. This fire is being called the Santiago Canyon Fire or the Silverado Canyon Fire and is burning through wilderness area in Orange County.
10/23 11:30pm Update
Acres burned: 18,000
Cause of fire: Arson (3 spots)
Houses burned: 12
People injured: 0
Containment: 30%
While this is the only “official” arson fire, and I am sure there is a few fires started by things like downed power lines, with over 16 separate fires going on right now, and new ones appearing dozens of miles or more from the closest fire, the only remaining conclusion is that one or more people are driving around starting these up. Since this particular fire started they fire agencies have stopped releasing the cause of the other fires, again, leading me to believe they are all arson related.
