Wasn’t it the combination of a very dry year, lightning, and the Santa Ana winds?

I mean sure, putting out large fires is tricky, but we understand the cause of them pretty well… Fuel + oxygen + heat = fire

That’s not a political thing, that’s a physics thing. All the dei in the world won’t spark a fire, extreme heat will, like a lightning strike (or a teenager with a tent, some wood and no brains).