Ralph Daniel likes living on the fringes of Mission Canyon just outside Santa Barbara, where limited exit routes heighten the fire danger. (Brian Vander Brug / Los Angeles Times)
Aircraft attack a wildfire in Malibu in October that charred more than 4,500 acres and destroyed 22 structures. (Brian Vander Brug / Los Angeles Times)
Firefighters work the Angora fire in South Lake Tahoe. (Brian VanderBrug / Los Angeles Times)
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Flames leap above a ridgeline in the Latigo Canyon area of Malibu in November. (Brian Vander Brug / Los Angeles Times)
Chula Vista firefighters douse flames on a hillside below a tract of homes in October in San Diego County. (Brian Vander Brug / Los Angeles Times)
A firefighter in South Lake Tahoe mops up after a wildfire destroyed more than 250 structures in June 2007. (Brian Vander Brug / Los Angeles Times)
