Carlsbad CA Police Captain On San Diego County Forest Fires: "This Is May. This Is Unbelievable"

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Wildfires aren't typically a problem in California until the summer, when things get even hotter and dryer. But San Diego County got an unwanted early start Tuesday, when the Bernardo Fire broke out. At one point, that blaze prompted some 5,000 evacuation notices to be issued, though people were allowed back not long thereafter. Gov. Jerry Brown declared a state of emergency in the county late Wednesday.

As Carlsbad police Capt. Paul Mendes said, "This is May. This is unbelievable."

Throughout the region, though, the situation only deteriorated. Steady winds and high temperatures -- including daily record highs between 93 in San Diego and 99 in El Cajon, according to the National Weather Service -- certainly didn't help.

"This is extreme. This has gone from dry conditions to volatile conditions," said one firefighter in Carlsbad, after using a torch to ignite backfire. "This isn't something we don't normally see until November or September."

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http://www.cnn.com/2014/05/14/us/san-diego-wildfire/index.html