SoCal faces risk of busy wildfire season

Last winter’s heavy rains allowed Southern California’s hills and fields to flourish with fresh growth, but the dried-up post-summer brush has created plenty of wildfire tinder.
That means increased potential for more blazes like the Saddleridge fire of recent days.
“The grasses die off, add to available fuel and you can have devastating wildfires because of it,” said Capt. Larry Kurtz of the Orange County Fire Authority,
While the 2011-2015 drought saw wildfires turning