Live Fuel Moisture (LFM) and fire conditions improving in Malibu - LFM is at 74% as of December 1, 2022, a significant improvement from 56% on October 27. LFM can be as high as 200%, while 60% and below is considered critical for hazardous fire conditions. As part of continuous wildfire preparedness, the City tracks LFM as well as relative humidity, temperature, and dead fuel moisture to determine fire conditions for Malibu. The LFM is the percentage of water content to dry matter in live vegetation. The Los Angeles County Fire Department Forestry Division conducts sampling approximately every two weeks and posts the results on their website: https://fire.lacounty.gov/fire-weather-danger. Large wildfires can still occur with LFM levels of 60% - 80%. Above 80%, wildfires are unlikely to grow large and spread quickly as long-range spotting is greatly diminished due to fuel beds being greener and containing more moisture that must to be vaporized before the fuels will ignite. No rain is expected in the coming week, but humidity is forecast to remain fairly high, between 60% and 80% on average. Large wildfires that threaten lives and properties are still possible, and hazardous fire conditions and strong Santa Ana winds have occurred well into January, but the conditions are trending in a good direction.