Wildfires may happen more often during the summer and early fall, but they can happen any time of the year in California. Here's what to know to stay prepared.

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Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A fire crew and a remote-controlled masticator work on a wildfire risk reduction project near Topanga in October. (Myung J. Chun / ...

After late-spring rain, and with an El Niño brewing, experts say the outlook for the summer is especially complicated. By Amy Graff Amy Graff is a reporter on The Times’s weather team. She is based in ...