We're having some really serious fire weather right now. No matter where you go, I'd encourage you to skip wood fires.
But what about backpacking stoves? I've written a article that looks at each class of backpacking stove and evaluates it from a fire safety perspective.
Been all right, but haven't done much hiking since moving down to the OC. I was pretty spoiled living 10 minutes from Angeles National Forest all those years.
Wife and daughter are out of town right now, so doing more hiking -- and more posting.