The fire danger in Southern California is extremely high due to the return of Santa Ana winds, which are expected to bring gusts of strong winds and create dangerous fire conditions. The National Weather Service has issued a "Particularly Dangerous Situation" Fire Weather Warning for much of the Santa Ana wind corridor of Los Angeles and Ventura counties. These winds can often increase the fire danger for Southern California, and forecasters are expecting that to be the case this week. The fire threat will unfold from late Monday night into Wednesday, with the greatest threat expected on Tuesday.
The Los Angeles Fire Department is asking people to refrain from using spark-creating equipment outdoors this week, and to ensure they have adequate water on hand to extinguish any sparks before it's too late. The fire weather threat is being fueled by an overlap of relative humidity dropping into single digits and damaging wind gusts.
People within the warning areas need to be ready to leave at a moment's notice, and should prepare for fire weather by ensuring they have defensible space and creating a plan in case of evacuation. Any new fire will grow rapidly, likely exhibiting extreme fire behavior ¹.
The Los Angeles Fire Department is asking people to refrain from using spark-creating equipment outdoors this week, and to ensure they have adequate water on hand to extinguish any sparks before it's too late. The fire weather threat is being fueled by an overlap of relative humidity dropping into single digits and damaging wind gusts.
People within the warning areas need to be ready to leave at a moment's notice, and should prepare for fire weather by ensuring they have defensible space and creating a plan in case of evacuation. Any new fire will grow rapidly, likely exhibiting extreme fire behavior ¹.
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