{"id":27803,"date":"2020-09-07T22:05:28","date_gmt":"2020-09-08T05:05:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lapost.us\/?p=27803"},"modified":"2020-09-07T22:05:28","modified_gmt":"2020-09-08T05:05:28","slug":"high-temperatures-bring-heightened-wildfire-threat-and-need-for-wildfire-awareness-and-readiness-to-la-county","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lapost.us\/?p=27803","title":{"rendered":"High Temperatures Bring Heightened Wildfire Threat and Need for Wildfire Awareness and Readiness to LA County"},"content":{"rendered":"<p align=\"left\">As scorching temperatures impact Los Angeles County this Labor Day holiday weekend, the County\u2019s emergency response and management officials are calling for the public to have an increased awareness of wildfire threats given the hot and dry conditions.<\/p>\n<p align=\"left\">\u201cWe\u2019re witnessing weather conditions that can quickly generate dangerous and fast-moving wildfires, especially in communities that are near foothills, canyons and wildland areas,\u201d stated Kevin McGowan, Director of the Los Angeles County Office of Emergency Management. \u201cEmergency response professionals will act quickly and expertly, but they need the cooperation of LA County residents to keep as many neighborhoods as safe as possible. We urge all residents to practice wildfire readiness and safety now. Have a plan to evacuate, pack supplies to quickly leave if needed, and track breaking news to stay informed.\u201d<\/p>\n<p align=\"left\">County emergency agencies provide a wealth of wildfire readiness information at no cost to the public. Los Angeles County\u2019s Fire Department offers the\u00a0<em>Ready! Set! Go!\u00a0<\/em>program to equip residents with wildfire readiness information, including how to safely evacuate well ahead of a wildfire. Visit\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/lnks.gd\/l\/eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.eyJidWxsZXRpbl9saW5rX2lkIjoxMDIsInVyaSI6ImJwMjpjbGljayIsImJ1bGxldGluX2lkIjoiMjAyMDA5MDYuMjY2ODMwOTEiLCJ1cmwiOiJodHRwczovL2ZpcmUubGFjb3VudHkuZ292P3V0bV9jb250ZW50PSZ1dG1fbWVkaXVtPWVtYWlsJnV0bV9uYW1lPSZ1dG1fc291cmNlPWdvdmRlbGl2ZXJ5JnV0bV90ZXJtPSJ9.A399zCwl78RYMusDBo-f98h4BNbUO2saw5rI4qc2Gvk\/s\/957600798\/br\/83290378998-l\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/lnks.gd\/l\/eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.eyJidWxsZXRpbl9saW5rX2lkIjoxMDIsInVyaSI6ImJwMjpjbGljayIsImJ1bGxldGluX2lkIjoiMjAyMDA5MDYuMjY2ODMwOTEiLCJ1cmwiOiJodHRwczovL2ZpcmUubGFjb3VudHkuZ292P3V0bV9jb250ZW50PSZ1dG1fbWVkaXVtPWVtYWlsJnV0bV9uYW1lPSZ1dG1fc291cmNlPWdvdmRlbGl2ZXJ5JnV0bV90ZXJtPSJ9.A399zCwl78RYMusDBo-f98h4BNbUO2saw5rI4qc2Gvk\/s\/957600798\/br\/83290378998-l&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1599627486794000&amp;usg=AFQjCNHlvZZ_82oNC60zGZqzXnhvxUQkqw\">fire.lacounty.gov\u00a0<\/a>to view information. More tips on wildfire readiness and heat preparedness are found on the County\u2019s disaster preparedness website,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/lnks.gd\/l\/eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.eyJidWxsZXRpbl9saW5rX2lkIjoxMDMsInVyaSI6ImJwMjpjbGljayIsImJ1bGxldGluX2lkIjoiMjAyMDA5MDYuMjY2ODMwOTEiLCJ1cmwiOiJodHRwczovL3JlYWR5LmxhY291bnR5Lmdvdj91dG1fY29udGVudD0mdXRtX21lZGl1bT1lbWFpbCZ1dG1fbmFtZT0mdXRtX3NvdXJjZT1nb3ZkZWxpdmVyeSZ1dG1fdGVybT0ifQ.wvIxrgLGC3DHQTitxNtIAwaklJn4_vwAchcDbxK_-ig\/s\/957600798\/br\/83290378998-l\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/lnks.gd\/l\/eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.eyJidWxsZXRpbl9saW5rX2lkIjoxMDMsInVyaSI6ImJwMjpjbGljayIsImJ1bGxldGluX2lkIjoiMjAyMDA5MDYuMjY2ODMwOTEiLCJ1cmwiOiJodHRwczovL3JlYWR5LmxhY291bnR5Lmdvdj91dG1fY29udGVudD0mdXRtX21lZGl1bT1lbWFpbCZ1dG1fbmFtZT0mdXRtX3NvdXJjZT1nb3ZkZWxpdmVyeSZ1dG1fdGVybT0ifQ.wvIxrgLGC3DHQTitxNtIAwaklJn4_vwAchcDbxK_-ig\/s\/957600798\/br\/83290378998-l&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1599627486794000&amp;usg=AFQjCNHa1j33o_yQN7Fad4vzOP2uQzvYhA\">ready.lacounty.gov<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As scorching temperatures impact Los Angeles&#46;&#46;&#46;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-27803","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-ca-local"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lapost.us\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/27803","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lapost.us\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lapost.us\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lapost.us\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lapost.us\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=27803"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/lapost.us\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/27803\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":27804,"href":"https:\/\/lapost.us\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/27803\/revisions\/27804"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lapost.us\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=27803"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lapost.us\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=27803"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lapost.us\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=27803"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}