San Diego Fires VO-SOT-VO

[ANCHOR O/C]

A RED FLAG WARNING IS ADMINISTERED IN THE SAN DIEGO AREA UNTIL THE END OF THE WEEKEND DUE TO LOW HUMIDITY AND HIGH WINDS…THE SAN DIEGO FIRE DEPARTMENT IS MONITORING THE CONCERNS. 

{TAKE VO}{CG 6:48-7:00}

THESE TYPES OF WEATHER CONDITIONS IS WHAT CAUSED SOME OF THE LARGEST FIRES IN CALIFORNIA HISTORY. LOCAL FIRE DEPARTMENT RECOMMENDS THE COMMUNITY PRACTICE FIRE SAFETY METHODS SUCH AS NOT MOWING YOUR LAWN AND HAVING A PLAN FOR EVACUATION. 

{SOT- JON HEGGE, CAL FIRE: “WE WANT EVERYONE TO BE THINKING EVEN THOUGH IT’S THE MIDDLE OF WINTERTIME THE CONDITIONS ARE MIMICKING WHAT WE’D SEE IN THE MIDDLE OF JULY OR AUGUST. SO, WE WANT PEOPLE TO REALLY BE CAREFUL AND THINK ABOUT WHAT THEY’RE DOING.” TRT:09}

{TAKE VO} {CG FLAG 6:30-6:43}

POWER OUTAGES CAN OCCUR DURING THE WARNING. PEOPLE IN THE SURROUNDING AREAS WILL RECEIVE A TEXT INFORMING THEM OF INTENTIONAL POWER OUTAGES TO LOWER THE RISK OF POTENTIAL FIRE. 

[ANCHOR O/C]

THE COMMUNITY IS ENCOURAGED TO HEAD TO READY..SAN DIEGO… DOT..ORG… OR READY…WILDFIRE… DOT…ORG FOR MORE INFORMATION FROM YOUR LOCAL FIRE DEPARTMENT.

TST:0:45

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