Are the fires purposely started so California can grab Federal funds?
I read last night on Fakebook that the Riverside Fire was started by someone burning trash. Can’t confirm it though.
Not a good idea with the Santa Ana Winds blowing at 40+ mph.
no. nobody purposely starts the fires. we get really dry winds in October, typically. Any spark can set something off on all the dry grass because we don’t get rain, generally from May through October, except some high mountain areas get summer thunderstorms.
One of yesterday’s fires was started from a trash truck which caught fire. The driver dropped the load by the side of the road, and the wind carried embers over to the nearby dead grass. Or at least that’s what last night’s news said.
The federal government has apparrently stop giving out funds. Ocracoke Island, which was hit by Hurricane Dorian, just got rejected for FEMA funds even though half thw residents are out of there homes as a result of the flooding.