California’s wet winter created a sizable crop of new growth grass, but don’t let the wet weather fool you as the abundant grass dries into fuel-ripe tinder. Now is the time to act to prevent wildfires. Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. declared May 6 through 12 “Wildfire Awareness Week” to urge homeowners that ‘Fire Defense is Self Defense, Get Ready – We Are!’ Already this year, Cal Fire has responded to more than 950 wildfires that have burned over 5,800 acres.