I have much sympathy, things got pretty bad here by 2021. Of course there was no grass that year either, but that doesn't help when everything is tinder dry like you are. At least this year we did have a good rain year; it just stopped at the end of March leaving head high grass; but lots of moisture in the trees and shrubs. I'm trying to be really serious about clearing way, way back around the house, making sure there really is 5 feet of bare dirt around the house (not there yet, but getting there).