At press time, wildfires tearing through Los Angeles for a week have decimated more than 40,000 acres of prime real estate, killed at least 25 people, and destroyed more than 12,000 structures.
Meanwhile in Arizona, the billion-dollar question is a frightening one: Could we face such a raging inferno here?
I have worked for 15 years with Arizona firefighters, cities and towns, and the Professional Fire Fighters of Arizona, which represents 8,000 men and women on the frontlines…