Yeah. This is time for me to get on my high horse about controlled burns and fire being part of the ecosystem. We've gotten so good at fighting fires that ther

Yeah. This is time for me to get on my high horse about controlled burns and fire being part of the ecosystem. We've gotten so good at fighting fires that there is so much underbrush built up that one spark causes huge catastrophes like this, rather than a whole rash of little fires. The bay area is so built-up that a lot of people really are building where they shouldn't be building, or don't do proper fire safety measures, such as cut back trees for 50 feet around their house and clear out underbrush. So even the "natural" little fires cause great property damage and need to be fought, giving these huge blazes enough fuel to really spread beyond any hope of containment. At this point I think they're just trying to divert the fire, save lives, and hope it burns out soon.