Firefighters On High Alert As Elevated Temps Increase Fire Danger Throughout Southland

CBS Los Angeles

September 27, 2022

Local fire agencies are on high alert as they predict a lengthy "fire season," as triple-digit temperatures scorch the Southland during yet another period of above-average heat.

For many, the sweltering heat, paired with the potential for Santa Ana winds, brings harrowing memories of the Woolsey Fire in 2018, which burnt more than 96,000 acres and destroyed more than 1,600 homes.

Revisiting a Malibu neighborhood affected by the devastating wildfire, one can find newly-constructed homes, or many still under construction as locals continue trying to put their lives back together one piece at a time.

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