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Autumn Fire Safety      With summer behind us and shorter days ahead, one might believe the threat of fire has diminished. The varied fire safety challenges of the approaching seasons present hazards equal to, if not potentially more destructive than the summer months. While many regions of the country are entering the wet season, Southern California is entering what is typically the most destructive period for wild fires.  The current dry spell, which has brought very little rain since February, has created critically low moisture content in the vegetative fuels covering our mountains and with the coming months, the threat of strong, dry east winds often referred to as Santa Ana Winds will likely compound the hazard.  Along with the rest of Southern California, the fire danger in the Tehachapi Mountains often becomes critical due to the influence of the east winds gaining strength while funneling through the pass.  It is,...
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