text:  And that grass growth in a lot of locations helps kind of bridge the gap between bigger pieces of vegetation that might not otherwise burn or carry fire as readily. And so, you know, it acts essentially as tinder for the larger fire. And so really across the West and definitely California, we are seeing some drier conditions due to the extreme heat. Looking at the calendar, it's only July, still pretty early in the month. So are officials in the West worried that things could get worse?