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Just 8 years after Woolsey, a new fire ignites in its scar — too soon for both residents and plants

Summary by The Los Angeles Editorial Desk · Byline on the source page: Noah Haggerty, as published by Los Angeles Times - California · October 17, 2026 · 1 min read

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Chaparral's ability to quickly regrow has made such a quick fire return interval commonplace in the Santa Monica Mountains. But so many back-to-back ignitions are jeopardizing the ecosystem's long-term viability.

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Summary created by	The Los Angeles Editorial Desk — automated, rule-governed
Byline on source page	Noah Haggerty, as published by Los Angeles Times - California
Original story	Read at the source
Source published	Oct 17, 2026
Indexed here	Oct 20, 2026
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Prepublication human review	No — editorial rules, flagged-item review, and published samples

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