The Santa Ana winds have been documented since the 1st settlers came to SoCal The 1st massive wildfire caused by a Santa Ana wind event was in 1889 CA experiences 7-9,000 wildfires every year for many decades There are 10-20 Santa Ana wind events in the LA basin every winter & spring, lasting 1-20
1-20 days. There are fires in the LA basin most every year & all the biggest ones have occurred during Santa Ana wind events Obviously there are more homes & businesses, with virtually all of them containing lithium products.
But the current wildfires started in one place in broad daylight in view of many and the proceeding fires were all in a direct line with the 80-100 mph Santa Ana wind path. It's also a documented fact that 95% of all wildfires in the LA basin were caused by human activity ON THE GROUND.