Just thought I'd give the Kiwis a bit of context as an apparent resident of hell. The only thing "historic" about this fire is the monetary cost and maybe the windspeeds, as far as acreage goes it's tiny compared to the monster fires we've had in our forests. Here's the historic Calfire map:
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You can see the current fire outlined in red on the bottom left, everything else in gray and white are past fires
In my opinion the damage has already been done. A huge amount of the Angeles National Forest has been burned in the last decade. There are hiking trails I went on as a teenager that probably don't exist anymore because of fires and subsequent landslides. Some parts of the forest are essentially permanently closed because human activity will further ruin the environment. I'm not sure if there's a point to this post but it's upsetting that the only reason everyone knows about this fire is because rich people are losing their McMansions. If this was just another Angeles Forest fire it'd be a 5 minute spectacle in the broadcast and nothing more
Sad
