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Red flag warnings in Santa Barbara and San Luis Obispo counties

January 13, 2025

By KAREN VELIE

The National Weather Service has issued Red Flag Warnings for portions of Santa Barbara and San Luis Obispo counties because of a high risk of large fires with very rapid spread, according to the National Weather Service.

Anticipate gusty winds from the east and low humidity in the mountains of Santa Barbara and San Luis Obispo counties. There will likely be damaging winds gusting between 55 and 70 mph.

The warning runs from 10 p.m. on Monday through 12 p.m. on Wednesday.

“If fire ignition occurs, conditions are favorable for very rapid fire spread and extreme fire behavior, including long range spotting, which would threaten life and property,” according to the National Weather Service. “Use extreme caution with anything that can spark a wildfire. Residents near wildland interfaces should be prepared to evacuate if a wildfire breaks out.”

 


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I am hoping that our local fire departments and CalFire in our area are prepared to battle any fires that arise during this especially vulnerable time. It is a very hard lesson that residents affected by fires in the Los Angeles area are learning. It is beyond tragic what losses people are enduring, but I must add you get what you vote for. As a collective, residents in the affected areas have voted for the leadership that makes the decisions that affect their very lives. I can only hope that elected leaders and residents of SLO county are looking at this situation with clear insightful minds and can learn before the tragedy is our own.


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If whatever you do, at any moment of the day or night, has the most unlikely ability to create a spark….


…..DON’T DO IT!


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Don’t do something that has the most UNLIKELY ability to create a spark? How about avoiding things that have a LIKELY ability to create a spark?


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