Lack lustre may not be fair. They've been caught out. It's winter, Santa Ana winds are not supposed to blow in winter., that's directly due to global warming and changed weather patterns. 100 mph gusts, that's hurricane force, a gigantic bellows for fires, oxygen in abundance. And the winds heat up, and the air dries out as the air falls from the mountain tops, Foehn winds, from the mountains. There's been no rain, a drought for moths, also likely global warming, as October usually is the "wet season" in LA, literally no rain for months, though further north it has been very wet. It's following a very wet prior winter, and the lush growth of undergrowth, and the winter temperatures are higher, The fire service tends to wind down in winter, vehicles are being serviced, firemen are on holiday, ie. the Swiss Cheese model in action. So it wasn't "lack lustre" that's probably a bit unfair, , it's the future coming earlier than expected.

Though other factors might include less water than needed, dried out fire hydrants, and reduced funding for the fire service. These problems stressed by right wing, global warming deniers. In fact the chief fire officer said that mostly they have had enough water, thought the pressure has been reduced, not surprisingly.

https://www.9news.com.au/world/la-fires-2025-what-started-it-everything-to-know-explainer/2542c14a-1c3c-476b-9beb-9db0a9d17fef - an Australian site, looking on with some foreboding.