We went through several dry winters with low rainfall, incorrectly termed a “drought”. As a result foliage was dry and fires were popping up everywhere. The fire that wiped out the city of Paradise seemed to really affect the insurance companies. That fire and some of the others were attributed to Pacific Gas & Electric old and defective equipment. There were also some fires that were arson.
we’ve had a lot of rain here in the Sacramento area in the last couple of years. Still, back in October there was a nearby wild fire that forced my wife and I to evacuate for a few hours until they got it under control.