Fire! — The Long Season begins on Tejon Ranch

  • [photo by Vicky Kraft]

    [photo by Vicky Kraft]

By Patric Hedlund and Marcy Axness, TME

A brush fire near the Tejon Ranch equestrian center in Lebec last Friday, June 18, slammed home the message: Fire season is expanding to become longer in California, while the rainy season is becoming dramatically shorter.

For homeowners, fire preparedness—eliminating ladder fuels, trimming up trees and removing fire hazards by June 1—is vital, but that is no longer enough. New research reveals fire season in California has expanded by 19 to…(please see below to view full stories and photographs)

Photo captions:

The Crane fire started in an area of Tejon Ranch that marketing sketches have shown as part of Tejon Mountain Village—a proposed destination resort.

To see full stories with photos, please purchase a copy of the newspaper at many locations (click this link for a list) throughout the Mountain Communities.

Or, have your newspaper delivered via mail and include internet access. Just call 661-245-3794. Classified ads are FREE to paid subscribers! See front page at www.mountainenterprise.com for details.

The e-Edition is available now with full photos and stories at The Mountain Enterprise e-Edition. Select the 2021-0625 edition.

(subscriber login required)

This is part of the June 25, 2021 online edition of The Mountain Enterprise.

Have an opinion on this matter? We'd like to hear from you.