‘Firefighting at Christmas’ may become normal in California

FALLBROOK, Calif. (AP) — A week of destructive fires in Southern California is ending but danger still looms.
Well into what’s considered the wet season, there’s been nary a drop of rain. That’s good news for sun-seeking tourists, but could spell more disaster for a region that emerged this spring from a yearslong drought and now has firefighters on edge because of parched conditions and no end in sight to the typical fire season.
“This is the new normal,” Gov