October and November are among the most beautiful months in southern California. Temperatures remain warm, but as the saying goes, “It’s a dry heat.” The skies are crystal clear and you can see practically forever. However, after a long, hot summer with very little rain throughout the year, the entire natural landscape is brown.While the weather is gorgeous, southern California residents bristle when the first signs of the Santa Ana winds appear: flags flapping at sunrise, winds blowing from the east rather than the west, tumbleweeds racing down suburban streets, and static electricity. The communities nestled in valleys, canyons, and foothills are vulnerable to raging wildfires that start dozens of miles away and bear down in a matter of hours thanks to the Devil Winds that carry embers at freeway speeds.Years of drought coupled with seasonal Santa Ana winds blowing from the desert to the coast are responsible for the loss of thousands of homes throughout the region over the last few years. Major wildfires in 2005, 2007, and 2008 have devastated entire counties. Residents have learned that fires located far off in the distance can arrive at their doorsteps in a ma

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