I found this op-ed by Peter Kalmus in @nytimes.com to be a very powerful and sobering read on the LA fires from the lens of a climate scientist (who left LA to avoid the fire risk... and the house he moved from ended up burning down this time)
www.nytimes.com/2025/01/10/o...
www.nytimes.com
After the Bobcat fire, the area no longer felt safe.