Dexter said the flames quickly spread to the surrounding brush due to the dry and windy conditions. “It got away from him,” Dexter explained, referring to the resident. “It got into the ...

When it comes to weather, three ingredients increase fire danger: Low relative humidity, strong winds and already dry fuel.Unusually high temperatures lower the air's relative humidity.

“We usually get relief coming into winter time. We usually get some snow packs to relieve the drought and that dry fuel. But we didn’t get a lot of moisture throughout the winter seaso ...