[hobson]

I'm from Texas and have never been to southern California so I have a question. Is the burning area mostly grass or wooded? I've always pictured it as mostly grass.

The news coverage is pretty sparse. I guess if Koby Bryant or Scott Peterson were the fire starters they would be all over it. grrrrr.

[Ladypixel]

There's a variety of different fuels for the fire.

In the area where the Grand Prix fire burned, the vast majority of fire fuel was scrub brush - white sage, chapparal, cactus, yucca.

In the area of the Old Waterman fire (Crestline), it's pine and oak trees, grasses, scrub brush.

In the San Diego area, it's black sage, paciwi, oak trees, wild grasses.

In the Simi Valley area, it's a mix of all of the above, plus some odd coastal plants and some cedar.

[slimer]

Is the burning area mostly grass or wooded?

It's mostly dry shrub like semi arid desert plants.