If I were an inconsiderate jerk, I would ask if anyone was playing "Burnin' Down the House" on their stereo. But, even I'm not that inconsiderate.SAN DIEGO - Wildfires fanned by fierce desert winds consumed huge swaths of bone-dry Southern California on Monday, burning dozens of buildings and threatening hundreds more from Malibu to San Diego, including a jail, a hospital and nursing homes.
More than a dozen wildfires had engulfed the region, killing at least one person, injuring dozens more and forcing hundreds of thousands of evacuations. Overwhelmed firefighters said they lacked the resources to save many houses.
"We have more houses burning than we have people and engine companies to fight them," San Diego Fire Captain Lisa Blake said. "A lot of people are going to lose their homes today."
Nearly 250,000 people were forced to flee in San Diego County alone, where hundreds of patients were being moved by school bus and ambulance from a hospital and nursing homes, sheriff's spokeswoman Susan Knauss said. (H/T - Yahoo!)
Here is my question, and it is definitely not intended to be snarky. These California wildfires occur every year around this time, right? And they are usually in the same general area, right? Well, given those truisms, wouldn't a prudent person move out of that area instead of hoping that their home won't be consumed in the blaze? Honestly, after the first or second time the flames licked my backyard, I would be moving somewhere less flammable.
Hopefully, the firefighters can get a handle on this dangerous situation quickly. Pray for their safety.
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