Yes. Would the fire happen with the winds? YES. Would it be this apocalyptic if the elected super majority did their jobs! NO! 
Years ago in California we did controlled burns. It would be a calm day and they would burn up a few hillsides to create massive fire breaks. Even the indigenous people did this in their time. The Capital democrat super majority stopped it. Water? In 2014 the people of California approved 2.7 billion dollars for water storage. Nothing was built and the money is gone. We also used to allow live stock in the hills. Now? Nope! 
They also started flushing our water into the ocean because a little fish called the delta smelt. 
Want to talk about how they pushed the insurance companies out? I did an entire show on that a year ago. Should we talk about the reservoirs being empty? Or the fire hydrants dry. 
We always have had fires and winds. There were ZERO preventative measures in place.