Dried out from the summer, September and October are typically the height of the wildfire season in the Bay Area and Northern California. This year it’s been different. The season got started early and then exploded when the Park Fire near Chico ignited in July, becoming the 4th largest wildfire in California since 1932.

This week KCBS is taking an in depth look at the current state of the wildfire season in the Bay Area in our series "Living with Fire". In part 1, KCBS Reporter Mike DeWald sets the scene as we move into the heart of the fire season.

Mike DeWald / KCBS

Dried out from the summer, September and October are typically the height of the wildfire season in the Bay Area and Northern California. This year it’s been different. The season got started early and then exploded when the Park Fire near Chico ignited in July, becoming the 4th largest wildfire in California since 1932.
This week KCBS is taking an in depth look at the current state of the wildfire season in the Bay Area in our series "Living with Fire". In part 1, KCBS Reporter Mike DeWald sets the scene as we move into the heart of the fire season.
Mike DeWald / KCBS

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