Students at John Muir High School reflect on their experiences with wildfires in California, observing a stark desensitization due to frequent fires. Heavyn Harmon and Ryan Carpenter recount how they initially dismissed the Eaton Fire, thinking it was like any other windstorm. The article emphasizes how climate change has exacerbated wildfire conditions, making events like the Eaton and Palisades fires more destructive. With 11,500 homes lost in early 2025, these fires exemplify escalating environmental challenges affecting communities across California.
It's not surprising that kids growing up in the fire-prone state of California might feel so blase. Wildfires, the smokey skies and blazing flames, have always been a natural part of the state's environment.
Since I was little, it was like, school's closed today, there's a forest fire up in the hills, or an alarm goes off on your phone and there's a fire.
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