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that s what s creating a real problem, a bottleneck for firefighters trying to get close to the scene. chris made excellent point. let s expand on some of those and flesh out the numbers. this year in california there have been 3300 fires. that s up from an average over five years of about 2200. we are seeing more fires this year than normal. when chris talks about a fire bun burning up a canyon that s one of the most dangerous places to be. we re in the fourth year of a historic drought here in california. and that s providing fuel for the fires. there s something called the santa ana winds. folks who live here very familiar with it. that can be a problem. we see them right around this time in the afternoon as you see the way the ground heats up and the wind picks up. oftentimes you ll see wildfires. 4:48 here in l.a. that s another issue that firefighters have been contending with.

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