洛杉矶县发布红旗警告:周六强风低湿火险高,消防增派人手预置资源

位于加州的洛杉矶县消防局、警长局与应急管理办公室11月6日联合发布通告,提醒居民为周六(11月7日)的强风与升高的火灾风险做好准备:圣安娜风与红旗警告叠加,将推高全县火险。
美国国家气象局已对洛杉矶县大部分地区发布红旗警告,时段为周六凌晨2时至下午6时。届时湿度极低、风势强劲,一旦起火,火势可能快速蔓延并出现极端火行为;山区阵风预计达每小时30至45英里,许多山谷与山地社区也将普遍出现阵风。居民还应为公用事业公司主动实施的公共安全断电(PSPS)以及风损造成的非计划停电做好准备,停电可能影响通讯、交通信号与电动医疗设备。此外,加州交通厅将协同县公共工程部与警长局,对圣莫尼卡山脉拓潘加(Topanga)地区拓潘加峡谷大道在Mulholland Highway与太平洋海岸公路之间的路段实施通行限制,限制时段为周六凌晨2时至下午6时,期间仅允许当地居民进入。
县消防局局长安东尼·C·马罗内(Anthony C. Marrone)说,消防局已增派人手,并在全县预置地面与空中资源;警长罗伯特·卢纳(Robert Luna)说,警长局正通过加强监测、与地区执法伙伴密切协调与战略性排班,确保人员与资源能快速响应任何紧急情况;应急管理办公室主任凯文·麦高恩(Kevin McGowan)说,县应急管理办公室24小时值守中心正持续监测情况并与响应伙伴协调。
县府提醒居民:提前查清自家疏散分区与疏散路线(可在protect.genasys.com查询或下载Genasys手机应用),备好用水、日常药物与重要个人物品并装箱待走;理解疏散警告与疏散命令的区别,需要更多时间或协助者及转移大型动物者应在警告阶段就撤离;注册Alert LA County与所在城市的紧急通知系统,备好电池供电的收音机与手电;用电发电机须放在室外、远离门窗,切勿在室内或车库使用;远离坠落电线并拨打911报告即时危险。防备信息可查ready.lacounty.gov,准备资源与转介可拨打211,遇危及生命与安全的即时威胁请拨打911。
(来源:洛杉矶县协调联合信息中心)
Los Angeles County Urges Preparation for Strong Winds and Elevated Fire Risk on Saturday
The Los Angeles County Fire Department, Sheriff's Department and Office of Emergency Management in California alerted the public on November 6 to higher fire risk as the county prepares for strong Santa Ana winds and an elevated fire weather forecast for Saturday, November 7.
The National Weather Service has issued a Red Flag Warning for much of Los Angeles County from 2 a.m. through 6 p.m. Saturday. Very low humidity and strong winds will create conditions capable of producing rapid fire spread and extreme fire behavior if a fire starts. Gusts of 30 to 45 miles per hour are forecast in mountain areas, with widespread gusty winds across many valleys and mountain communities. Residents should also prepare for utility-initiated Public Safety Power Shutoffs and unplanned outages caused by wind damage, which can disrupt communications, traffic signals and electrically powered medical equipment. Caltrans, in coordination with Los Angeles County Public Works and the Sheriff's Department, will restrict access to Topanga Canyon Boulevard between Mulholland Highway and Pacific Coast Highway in the unincorporated community of Topanga in the Santa Monica Mountains to residents only, from 2 a.m. through 6 p.m. Saturday.
Fire Chief Anthony C. Marrone said the Fire Department has augmented staffing and pre-positioned additional ground and aerial resources across the county. Sheriff Robert Luna said the Sheriff's Department is ensuring personnel and resources are prepared to respond quickly through heightened monitoring, close coordination with law enforcement partners and strategic staffing. Kevin McGowan, Director of the Office of Emergency Management, said OEM's 24-hour Watch Center is continuously monitoring conditions and coordinating with response partners.
Residents are urged to know their evacuation zone (at protect.genasys.com or via the Genasys mobile app), keep supplies including water and daily medication packed and ready, understand the difference between an evacuation warning and an evacuation order, register for Alert LA County and their city's emergency notification system, and keep a battery-powered radio available. Generators must be used outdoors, away from doors and windows, and never indoors or in a garage. Preparedness information is at ready.lacounty.gov; call 211 for preparedness resources and referrals, and 911 for an immediate threat to life or safety.
(Source: Los Angeles County Coordinated Joint Information Center)
来源:洛杉矶县协调联合信息中心
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图片来源:图:圣安娜风助长南加州野火的卫星影像(2017年资料图)。美国国家海洋和大气管理局(NOAA),公共领域,经 Wikimedia Commons。 / Photo: Satellite image of Santa Ana winds fueling Southern California wildfires (2017 file image). NOAA, public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.
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