11处免费沙袋发放点11月7日启动：每户限领25袋备战厄尔尼诺雨季
加利福尼亚州洛杉矶县消防局（LACoFD）11月3日宣布，为应对厄尔尼诺可能带来的强降雨与连续风暴，11月7日至28日将在全县11处地点举办社区沙袋免费发放活动，居民每户可领取最多25个预先装填好的沙袋，部分地点提供免下车领取。
首场活动于11月7日（周六）举行：58号消防站（洛杉矶市 South Fairfax Avenue 5757号）上午9时至中午12时；89号消防站（Agoura Hills 市 Canwood Street 29575号）上午10时至下午1时。11月14日（周六）有三场：87号消防站（Bassett，South Second Avenue 140号）上午9时至下午1时；129号消防站（Lancaster 市 6th Street West 42110号）上午9时至下午3时；Rancho Palos Verdes 市政厅（Hawthorne Boulevard 30940号）上午9时至中午12时。
11月21日（周六）有四场：1号消防站（洛杉矶市 North Eastern Avenue 1100号）、39号消防站（Bell Gardens 市 Garfield Avenue 7000号）与47号消防站（Temple City 市 North Kauffman Avenue 5946号）均为中午12时至下午2时；64号消防站（San Dimas 市 South Walnut Avenue 164号）为上午9时至下午2时。11月23日（周一）10430 South Mills Avenue 的96号消防站（Whittier）上午10时至中午12时发放；11月28日（周六）最后一场在 Pomona 市 Village Loop Road 18-A 的188号消防站，上午9时至下午1时。
消防局长 Anthony C. Marrone 表示：「准备要在紧急情况发生之前开始，小步骤对确保家人安全作用很大。沙袋是简单有效的工具，可以把洪水、泥土和杂物流引离您的房产。」
县消防局同时提醒居民：通过 ready.lacounty.gov 注册警报通知，清理屋檐排水槽、落水管与雨水渠，检查并修补屋顶防漏，确保雨刮、刹车与轮胎状况良好，备齐基本应急物资并照顾宠物；位于高洪水风险区的居民应尽早考虑购买洪水保险。
（来源：洛杉矶县消防局）
Free Sandbag Events Start Nov. 7 at 11 Locations: 25 Pre-Filled Bags per Resident for El Niño Season
The County of Los Angeles Fire Department (LACoFD) in California announced on November 3 that it will hold free community sandbag distribution events at 11 locations across the county from November 7 to 28, as El Niño raises the likelihood of heavy rain and back-to-back storms this winter. Residents may collect up to 25 free pre-filled sandbags per household, with a drive-up option available at some sites.
The first events are on Saturday, November 7: Fire Station 58 at 5757 South Fairfax Avenue in Los Angeles, from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m., and Fire Station 89 at 29575 Canwood Street in Agoura Hills, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Three events follow on Saturday, November 14: Fire Station 87 at 140 South Second Avenue in Bassett, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.; Fire Station 129 at 42110 6th Street West in Lancaster, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.; and Rancho Palos Verdes City Hall at 30940 Hawthorne Boulevard, 9 a.m. to 12 p.m.
Four events are set for Saturday, November 21: Fire Station 1 at 1100 North Eastern Avenue in Los Angeles, Fire Station 39 at 7000 Garfield Avenue in Bell Gardens, and Fire Station 47 at 5946 North Kauffman Avenue in Temple City, each from 12 p.m. to 2 p.m.; and Fire Station 64 at 164 South Walnut Avenue in San Dimas, from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Fire Station 96 at 10430 South Mills Avenue in Whittier will distribute bags on Monday, November 23, from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m., and the final event is Saturday, November 28 at Fire Station 188, 18-A Village Loop Road in Pomona, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.
"Preparation begins before emergencies occur, and small steps go a long way in ensuring your family's safety," said Fire Chief Anthony C. Marrone. "Sandbags are highly effective, simple tools to help redirect flooding, mud, and debris flow away from your property."
The department also urged residents to sign up for alerts at ready.lacounty.gov, clean out gutters, downspouts and storm drains, check and repair roofs, make sure wipers, brakes and tires are in good condition, keep basic supplies on hand including for pets, and consider flood insurance early if they live in a higher flood-risk area.
(Source: County of Los Angeles Fire Department)
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