Southern California firefighting authorities plan to provide their 2024 wildfire outlook Friday at a news conference.
The event with members of the Los Angeles County Fire Department and other agencies is scheduled for 11 a.m. at department headquarters in Los Angeles.
Firefighting equipment used to attack wildfires will be on display.
California’s wet winter left hillsides covered in green brush, but that vegetation dries out in the hot and dry months of summer and becomes fuel for wildfires. Fall is typically the worst time of the year for wildfires in Southern California due to dry conditions and the infamous Santa Ana Winds, which have fanned some of the region’s most destructive fires.
So far this year, 1,769 wildland fires were reported by Cal Fire, the state’s firefighting agency. Last year at this time, the agency reported 1,605 fires. The five-year average is 2,295 fires.
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