I remember my friend in San Diego saying during the last time they had a series of big fire over there, that a reverse 911 call was being made to homeowners in grave danger of fire. And the last time, all their different family members & pets converged to their home, since theirs is the one nearer to the coast line and all the rest were from the inland side where the fire was raging. All that they can do before the family members left their homes was to make a digital inventory of their homes & contents for insurance purposes later if needed..the other family did not even have time to do it, just have to hie off and leave at dawn when the patio tarps suddenly got engulfed by ambers brought about by the winds.
San Diego is a very nice place, but at times it feels a bit deceiving especially when the threat of wildfire does exist. I like the area, especially to grow lots of tropicals, succulents, orchids...ah plant heaven..just douse that lurking inferno. What annoys me most, later finding out some of those fires should not have happened in the first place, especially if caused by indiscriminate and neglectful people.
Oops..got a bit off track your prairieland project..plants in all forms still gets high marks for me
