In reply to Chris Aldrich.

@chrisaldrich Yes, it's Epiphany in the South of England too. Or at least it was when I was a child.

The local myth or folklore I heard back then was that the Green Man will visit and take the decorations down for you and that would be VERY BAD NEWS.

The Californian fires sounded terrible. I've seen bush fires, they were commonplace when I lived in Australia, but that kind of fire through a major urban area is something else.