Santa Ana winds will cut through parts of our region in the coming days. Now the National Weather Service is issuing a fire weather watch for parts of San Diego County this Wednesday and Thursday.
An example of the abundant, dry brush due to the heavy winter rains that could easily become fire fuel during fire season at the Del Dios Highlands County Preserve in Escondido on May 8, 2023.Strong Santa Ana winds are expected from Wednesday evening into Thursday afternoon."Fire weather watch means that conditions could lead to red flag .
"Now you can set up by making sure your leaves are picked up, that you don't have piles of brush near your house. Make sure that there's defensible space if you live in the foothills and the lower elevations of the mountains," Tardy said."Because we know what happens when all these ingredients meet up."
Cal Fire captain Mike Cornette said as conditions change, they have"the capabilities to bring on extra staffing, extra fire engines, hand crews dozers."Cornette said Cal Fire can also move some of its firefighting aircraft around. While none of those plans are currently in effect, this time of year is peak fire season in the region, and currently, the vegetation is dry due to a lack of rain.
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