We contribute to climate change. We build homes in areas where it’s not safe. We start fires. Vox looks back at California’s terrible (and ongoing) fire season. California’s wildfires are not ‘natural’ — humans made them worse at every step.

+ Live updates on the SoCal fires.

+ Among the fires’ victims, dozens of horses.

+ A look at LA’s concierge firefighters (and why it makes sense for insurers to pay them).