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MONTEREY COUNTY, Calif. - Around the same time last year, there were a number of wildfires including the Gloria Fire in Soledad and then, the Lockheed Fire in Santa Cruz County.
This year, Cal Fire says, the Central Coast has had a normal fire season and is pretty lucky because temperatures have been quite cool. Cal Fire says, last winter's rainy season has made it harder for these fuels to dry out.
"The persistent marine layer push of cool moist air with the rain that occurred in the winter time, those are combined to keep the fuel moistures up and the humidity up," says Sam Walker from Cal Fire San Benito Monterey unit.
Cal Fire has already battled dozens of small wildfires this summer, including one right outside San Benito County this week that burned 20 acres.
But, if there's a big warm-up on the central coast, the possibility of a large wildfire could happen.
Submitted by Azenith Smith, Central Coast News
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