With summer heat approaching and subsequent extreme fire conditions creating heightened awareness, the California Governor’s Office of Emergency Services recognized May as Wildfire Preparedness Month to serve as a reminder about the importance of practicing fire safety. Cal OES traveled throughout the state, from San Diego to Sonoma County and …continue reading
Wildfires are among the most destructive events that can occur in urban wildlands. Over the past 20 years, Orange County has seen an increase in major wildfire events, causing significant damage to local communities and wildlands. Irvine Ranch Conservancy, along with its partners OC Parks, City of Irvine, City of …continue reading
Many weather experts predict a destructive wildfire season this year. The American Red Cross needs volunteers to help on the ground and blood and platelet donors to roll up a sleeve to maintain a stable blood supply in the face of emergencies. “This year’s wildfire season is already very active …continue reading
Off the Grid (OTG), the Bay Area’s premier food truck and catering experience company, is preparing Orange County for wildfire season well before disaster strikes. The company is bringing its award-winning Food Responders program to Orange by partnering with local restaurants, food trucks, catering businesses and food purveyors to feed …continue reading
May is National Wildfire Awareness Month and the American Red Cross Los Angeles Region is urging everyone to plan now for dangerous wildfires and potential power outages. “The last two years brought record-breaking wildfires and this year could be as bad or even worse” said Thomas Hill, Regional Disaster Officer …continue reading
Climate change is a public health emergency. Longer and more severe wildfire seasons due to rising global temperatures produce harmful smoke with far-reaching health impacts. In 2020, there was 57,000 wildfires in the U.S. that resulted in over 10.3 million acres burned, compared with 4.7 million acres in 2019.Smoke exposure …continue reading
The 2020 California wildfire season may go down as one of the most destructive in history and while nearly 70% of Americans say they are concerned about weather-related disasters, less than half have a disaster plan, and 44% say they’re not sure how to prepare for wildfires.[1] Preparing for wildfires …continue reading
Experts say we are in for a busy wildfire season and the American Red Cross needs volunteers to help in our community. “The coronavirus pandemic will make it challenging to deploy trained disaster volunteers from other parts of the country should an emergency occur. In light of this, the Red …continue reading
Experts say we are in for a busy wildfire season this summer and the American Red Cross Los Angeles Region needs the community’s help volunteering at our shelters. “Los Angeles is in a position to face a huge disaster with wildfire season and COVID-19 both hitting the community at the …continue reading
Following the announcement that the Soledad fire evacuation orders have been lifted, the American Red Cross Los Angeles Region has closed its temporary evacuation site, located at the Victory Outreach Church parking lot (37419 25th St East, Palmdale 93550). Residents impacted by the Soledad fire in need of assistance, can …continue reading