Southern California wild fires

[jclalor 12]

How come not one mention on the news about how all of these fires are starting?

[billvon 2,380]

Because they are busy fighting them and have not yet determined the cause, perhaps?

Sometimes it's easy. A ~500 acre brush fire by Otay that burned this summer was almost certainly started by someone throwing a cigarette out the window; the fire started right next to Campo Rd as a black wedge shape and you could see how it grew as the wind pushed it away from the road.

Usually it's not that easy.

[grimmie 173]

Real life isn't a CSI TV show.

It takes time to investigate.

If arson is suspected, sometimes you give zero info to the media until your case is built.

[SkyCoi 0]

billvon

Usually it's not that easy.

Still, I'm incredibly impressed by the investigators of these fires in how often they are able to track back the cause of these massive fires. It's a science unto itself.

[TriGirl 268]

jclalor

How come not one mention on the news about how all of these fires are starting?

You aren't watching the right news. CNN explained it last week.

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Shut Up & Jump!

[ryoder 1,380]

jclalor

How come not one mention on the news about how all of these fires are starting?

Here is one: http://abc7.com/skirball-fire-caused-by-illegal-cooking-fire-lafd-says/2773891/

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