How does California fight wildfires when in a drought?

They use chemicals that they drop from airplanes. During the Thomas fire they were using huge buckets to drop in our community pool to fight the fire which was blocks away. read more

Previous and current drought conditions; Lack of previous fires; For 1, areas in southern California get strong winds (Santa Ana Winds) which dry the land which allows it to be set off by a single spark. read more

California has been suffering a severe drought for the past few years, and this year has been the worst. With the hot and dry conditions persisting and the onset of the Santa Ana winds, wildfires are sweeping across Southern California. read more

California's drought could make fighting wildfires even harder, experts say. California is facing one of its worst fire seasons on record, with nearly three-dozen wildfires blazing across the Golden State, according to the National Wildfire Coordinating Group. read more