The Southwest and Southern states, as well as Alaska and Hawaii, will have «above - normal
significant wildland fire potential,» with the risk starting as early as this month in some places, according to a wildfire outlook issued May 1 by the National Interagency Fire Center (NIFC) in Boise, Idaho.
The proximity of homes to wilderness in the
wildland - urban interface presents another
significant risk: Humans, directly or indirectly, are responsible for starting 90 percent of
fires in Southern California.