Burbank Baby Saved From Fall From Third-story Window By Citizen Rescuers' Mattress.

Konrad Lightner caught the 3-year-old baby with his arms and then lowered him to a mattress. 

March. 18 (UPI) -- A 3-year-old who fell out of a third-story in window in Burbank, Calif., was saved by the quick thinking of some of his neighbors -- and their mattress.

Konrad and Jennifer Lightner saw the toddler throwing toys out the window while they were moving a mattress from one home to another on Sunday afternoon. When the baby tried to go after some of his playthings, they ran over and dropped the mattress under the window to potentially break his fall.



The child then fell out of the window but became tangled up in some power lines. After working himself loose, the toddler fell again, but Konrad was able to catch him and lower him down to the mattress.

Emergency workers who responded to the scene took the baby to a nearby hospital where he was treated for minor injuries.

Firefighter Eric Rowley, the “Burbank Firefighter of the Year,” presented Konrad with a fire department challenge coin to congratulate him for his heroics.

Source: http://www.upi.com/Top_News/US/2014/03/18/California-baby-saved-from-fall-from-third-story-window-by-rescuers-mattress/3901395145039/#ixzz2wQz17LV7

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CFN - California Fire News 2013 

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Yosemite National Park - NPS Hetch Hetchy Prescribed Fire 57 acres - Tuolumne County

Yosemite Fire - Update #1 – March 17, 2014

Hetch Hetchy Prescribed Fire (37 56.39 x -119 47.10; 3,900’ elevation, Tuolumne County) 

Yosemite National Park is planning a prescribed fire in the Hetch Hetchy area, near O’Shaughnessy Dam. Ignition and active burning will take place on Monday March 24th around 8:00 A.M. Firefighters plan to burn a total of 57 acres over a two day period.

Due to minimal snowpack and rain, this is an ideal time frame for prescribed fire. Fuels and vegetation are typically too wet to burn this time of year, but the current drought has made this March an ideal time for burning. 

Where: The planned burned area is surrounded by the Hetch Hetchy Road and previously burned areas that were affected by the 2013 Rim Fire. 

Why: The primary objective of this prescribed fire is to treat vegetation and fuels around the buildings and infrastructure of O’Shaughnessy Dam, which will protect the area from potential wildfires. The prescribed fire is designed to reduce surface and ladder fuels which allow ground fire to leap to tree top canopy and cause crown fires. 

Once the area is treated and maintained, this unit will offer a fuel break for firefighters to safely protect structures at O’Shaughnessy Dam. 

Since 1930, multiple lightning ignitions have been suppressed in the Hetch Hetchy area, indicating wildfire does present risk to the developments in the area. During last year’s Rim Fire, the surrounding area burned with low to moderate intensity and, in recent years, multiple lightning fires have been managed nearby for resources objectives.

Smoke: Smoke impacts are anticipated to be localized to the Hetch Hetchy Road.

Road Closures: The Hetch Hetchy Road will remain open during the burn, with traffic control in place during roadside operations. Visitors are urged to drive with caution as firefighters, fire equipment, smoke and debris may be present on the roadway. 

National Park Service personnel will be present during all burn activity.

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CFN - California Fire News 2013 

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LACFD Airlifts Dakota The Horse In Dramatic Canyon Rescue #CaSAR

Horse, rider airlifted out of remote Angeles National Forest canyon

 Video footage shows a County of Los Angeles Fire Department helicopter flying the horse through the California wilderness.

A woman and her horse needed a rescue after they slipped down a cliff in the Angeles National Forest on Friday.

It took a helicopter from the County of Los Angeles Fire Department to hoist the 16-year-old horse named Dakota out of the remote canyon after it fell about 100 feet down the Santa Clara Truck Trail above the city of Sylmar.

RACHAEL OSTROM SACHAR

Firefighters and veterinarian Rachael Sachar surround Dakota where he fell in the Angeles National Forest, Southern California. A helicopter flew the horse out of the canyon for medical treatment. 

The couple were traveling the Pacific Crest Trail that runs through the area, veterinarian Racheal Sachar told the Daily News

“What a remarkable horse to keep it together under this stress,” says veterinarian Racheal Sachar. (Credit: RACHAEL OSTROM SACHAR)

The trail crumbled from under Dakota’s legs sending the horse and his rider tumbling down the canyon.

A helicopter with the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Office picked up Sachar just for the rescue operation. It dropped her off at the trail to tranquilize Dakota and gave him anesthesia.

Dakota had a fractured skull from the fall but is expected to make a full recovery.

“We had to hike down as far as we could and repel down another 300 feet to get to the horse,” Sachar said.

Sachar poses with County of Los Angeles firefighters after they rescued a horse by helicopter in the Angeles National Forest. (Credit: RACHAEL OSTROM SACHAR)

The steep, rocky hillside was covered in poison oak and ticks, she added.

Sachar and the rescue crews found the Tennessee Walking gelding covered in blood. He fractured his skull, Sachar said, but is expected to make a full recovery.

Sachar even took a rescue selfie with County of Los Angeles firefighters. (Credit: RACHAEL OSTROM SACHAR)

“When you’re in very tight quarters, hooking up a horse to a harness and there’s a helicopter flying over you — it’s basically a wind storm and you don’t know what to expect,” Sachar said.

Before taking off, Sachar managed to snap a photograph of Dakota being airlifted to safety. Video footage shows the helicopter flying the brown-and-white painted horse over the remote wilderness.

“What a remarkable horse to keep it together under this stress,” Sachar said.

The woman fell only about 50 feet and had only minor injuries to her leg, according to County of Los Angeles Fire officials. She was taken to a local hospital before crews rescued her horse.

She was traveling with her husband, but he was not injured. He managed to climb down to Dakota to keep him calm until he was rescued.

Source: http://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/horse-rider-flown-angeles-national-forest-canyon-article-1.1722736

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CFN - California Fire News 2013 

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CA-RRU Pierce Fire 20 acres 100% Thermal, Riverside County, Highway 86 Expressway Reopened

Pierce CA-RRU-27677 Thermal, Riverside CountyAvenue 66 x- Pierce. Thermal, LRA Highway 86 Expressway reopened at about 5 a.m. Sunday.

OSCC 3-15 1838 Pierce CA-RRU-27677 Thermal, Riverside County

Update 03152014 2330: 20 acres 100% 
Update 03152014 1800: 20 acres, 0% contained

Weather: 91 degrees, Wind 8 mph NNW, RH 6%
Resources: CAL FIRE Air and Ground Resources committed. CAL FIRE MMA Structure Threat
Road Closure: CA-Hwy 86 Expressway closed at Pierce
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CFN - California Fire News 2013 

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CA-LAC Pine Fire 109 acres, 85% Southeast of Quail Lake CAL FIRE & USFS Resources Released.

Pine, CA-LAC 065279 Vegetation Fire, Los Angeles County, 

Hwy 138 x Cement Plant Rd. 1.2 miles Southeast of Quail Lake SRA

Pine Fire Air Ops
(credit: CBS)

Update 031614 0900: 109 acres, 85% contained

CAL FIRE and Ground Resources released. US Forest Services resources released earlier today

Update 031514 1000: 150 acres, 45% contained  SRA, threat to FRA mitigated·    

 Continued commitment of CAL FIRE Ground Resources.
Image Credit: http://losangeles.cbslocal.com

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CFN - California Fire News 2013 

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CA-INF Black Rock Fire 2-3 acres, 0% 8500-9000 Ft, Independence, Inyo County

Black Rock Fire CA-INF-210, Independence, Inyo County

15 Miles Northwest of Independence

Update 03142014 0900: Fire reported as  1.0 acres , 0% contained burning in

Grass, Brush and Timber at the 8500-9000 Ft level

Firefighters are using suppression and confinement strategies

Fire will not be staffed this evening.

The reduction in acreage today was due to fire being staffed and better mapping.

Start Time: 03142014 at 1345 PDT

FRA wilderness area

Fire reported as  2-3 acres , 0% contained burning in

Grass, Brush and Timber at the 8500-9000 Ft level

Fire currently posses no life safety threat.
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CFN - California Fire News 2013 

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CA-BDF Devore Fire, Vehicle Fire into vegetation 2 Acres 100% San Bernardino County

Devore Fire CA-BDF-4428, San Bernardino County

North Bound I-15 North of Highway 138

Vehicle Fire into vegetation and burned 2.0 acres grass and Brush

Fire suppressed and in patrol status.

This will be the last report on this incident

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CFN - California Fire News 2013 

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RED FLAG WARNING FOR GUSTY SANTA ANA WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY OVER MOST OF SOCAL

RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON FOR GUSTY
WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY OVER MOST OF LOS ANGELES AND
VENTURA COUNTY AS WELL AS INTERIOR SAN LUIS OBISPO AND SANTA
BARBARA COUNTY

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA
948 AM PDT WED MAR 12 2014

RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON FOR GUSTY
WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY OVER MOST OF LOS ANGELES AND
VENTURA COUNTY AS WELL AS INTERIOR SAN LUIS OBISPO AND SANTA
BARBARA COUNTY

.GUSTY SANTA ANA WINDS WILL BRING CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
TO MUCH OF THE AREA TODAY. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE ACROSS
CENTRAL AND EASTERN VENTURA COUNTY AND WESTERN LOS ANGELES
COUNTY...ESPECIALLY IN AND AROUND THE HIGHWAY 14 AND 126
CORRIDORS...AS WELL AS THE SANTA MONICA MOUNTAINS. PEAK WINDS IN
THOSE AREAS HAVE BEEN IN EXCESS OF 50 MPH. HUMIDITIES HAVE ALREADY
DROPPED INTO THE TEENS AT LOWER ELEVATIONS...WHILE HIGHER
ELEVATIONS WILL SEE HUMIDITIES CONTINUE TO DROP THROUGH THE
MORNING. WINDS HAVE BEEN SLOW TO DEVELOP ACROSS INTERIOR SAN LUIS
OBISPO AND SANTA BARBARA COUNTIES BUT WE ARE EXPECTING TO SEE AN
INCREASE THIS MORNING AS WELL AS A CORRESPONDING LOWERING OF
HUMIDITIES.

WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DIMINISH THIS AFTERNOON AND
EVENING...HOWEVER HUMIDITIES ARE NOT EXPECTED TO RECOVER MUCH
OVERNIGHT...ESPECIALLY INLAND. WE ARE NOT ANTICIPATING EXTENDING
THE WARNING BEYOND 6 PM DUE AS WIND GUSTS ARE NOT EXPECTED TO
EXCEED 25 MPH.

CAZ246-130100-
/O.CON.KLOX.FW.W.0004.000000T0000Z-140313T0100Z/
SANTA MONICA MOUNTAINS RECREATIONAL AREA-
948 AM PDT WED MAR 12 2014

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM PDT THIS EVENING
FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR THE SANTA MONICA
MOUNTAINS..

* WINDS...NORTHEAST WINDS 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH
  THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. STRONGEST ON THE WESTERN PEAKS.

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...LOWERING TO 10 TO 15 PERCENT BY AROUND NOON.

* IMPACTS...EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR IS POSSIBLE IF FIRE IGNITION
  OCCURS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS..

A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF
STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL
CREATE EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR. PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE
OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING.

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA
948 AM PDT WED MAR 12 2014

RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON FOR GUSTY
WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY OVER MOST OF LOS ANGELES AND
VENTURA COUNTY AS WELL AS INTERIOR SAN LUIS OBISPO AND SANTA
BARBARA COUNTY

.GUSTY SANTA ANA WINDS WILL BRING CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
TO MUCH OF THE AREA TODAY. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE ACROSS
CENTRAL AND EASTERN VENTURA COUNTY AND WESTERN LOS ANGELES
COUNTY...ESPECIALLY IN AND AROUND THE HIGHWAY 14 AND 126
CORRIDORS...AS WELL AS THE SANTA MONICA MOUNTAINS. PEAK WINDS IN
THOSE AREAS HAVE BEEN IN EXCESS OF 50 MPH. HUMIDITIES HAVE ALREADY
DROPPED INTO THE TEENS AT LOWER ELEVATIONS...WHILE HIGHER
ELEVATIONS WILL SEE HUMIDITIES CONTINUE TO DROP THROUGH THE
MORNING. WINDS HAVE BEEN SLOW TO DEVELOP ACROSS INTERIOR SAN LUIS
OBISPO AND SANTA BARBARA COUNTIES BUT WE ARE EXPECTING TO SEE AN
INCREASE THIS MORNING AS WELL AS A CORRESPONDING LOWERING OF
HUMIDITIES.

WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DIMINISH THIS AFTERNOON AND
EVENING...HOWEVER HUMIDITIES ARE NOT EXPECTED TO RECOVER MUCH
OVERNIGHT...ESPECIALLY INLAND. WE ARE NOT ANTICIPATING EXTENDING
THE WARNING BEYOND 6 PM DUE AS WIND GUSTS ARE NOT EXPECTED TO
EXCEED 25 MPH.

CAZ548-130100-
/O.CON.KLOX.FW.W.0004.000000T0000Z-140313T0100Z/
LOS ANGELES COUNTY SAN GABRIEL VALLEY-
948 AM PDT WED MAR 12 2014

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM PDT THIS EVENING
FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR THE HILLS AND
CANYONS OF THE SAN GABRIEL VALLEY..

* WINDS...NORTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH
  THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON IN THE HILLS AND CANYONS.

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...LOWERING TO 10 TO 15 PERCENT BY AROUND
  NOON.

* IMPACTS...EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR IS POSSIBLE IF FIRE IGNITION
  OCCURS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS..

A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF
STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL
CREATE EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR. PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE
OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING.

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA
948 AM PDT WED MAR 12 2014

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON FOR GUSTY
WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY OVER MOST OF LOS ANGELES AND
VENTURA COUNTY AS WELL AS INTERIOR SAN LUIS OBISPO AND SANTA
BARBARA COUNTY..

.GUSTY SANTA ANA WINDS WILL BRING CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
TO MUCH OF THE AREA TODAY. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE ACROSS
CENTRAL AND EASTERN VENTURA COUNTY AND WESTERN LOS ANGELES
COUNTY...ESPECIALLY IN AND AROUND THE HIGHWAY 14 AND 126
CORRIDORS...AS WELL AS THE SANTA MONICA MOUNTAINS. PEAK WINDS IN
THOSE AREAS HAVE BEEN IN EXCESS OF 50 MPH. HUMIDITIES HAVE ALREADY
DROPPED INTO THE TEENS AT LOWER ELEVATIONS...WHILE HIGHER
ELEVATIONS WILL SEE HUMIDITIES CONTINUE TO DROP THROUGH THE
MORNING. WINDS HAVE BEEN SLOW TO DEVELOP ACROSS INTERIOR SAN LUIS
OBISPO AND SANTA BARBARA COUNTIES BUT WE ARE EXPECTING TO SEE AN
INCREASE THIS MORNING AS WELL AS A CORRESPONDING LOWERING OF
HUMIDITIES.

WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DIMINISH THIS AFTERNOON AND
EVENING...HOWEVER HUMIDITIES ARE NOT EXPECTED TO RECOVER MUCH
OVERNIGHT...ESPECIALLY INLAND. WE ARE NOT ANTICIPATING EXTENDING
THE WARNING BEYOND 6 PM DUE AS WIND GUSTS ARE NOT EXPECTED TO
EXCEED 25 MPH.

CAZ237-238-251-252-130100-
/O.CON.KLOX.FW.W.0004.000000T0000Z-140313T0100Z/
SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTY INTERIOR VALLEYS-CUYAMA VALLEY-
SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTY MOUNTAINS / LOS PADRES NATIONAL FOREST-
SANTA BARBARA COUNTY MOUNTAINS-
948 AM PDT WED MAR 12 2014

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM PDT THIS EVENING
FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR THE INTERIOR
PORTIONS OF SAN LUIS OBISPO AND SANTA BARBARA COUNTY..

* WINDS...NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH
  THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON.

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...LOWERING TO 8 TO 15 PERCENT BY AROUND NOON.

* IMPACTS...EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR IS POSSIBLE IF FIRE IGNITION
  OCCURS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS..

A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF
STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL
CREATE EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR. PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE
OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING.

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA
948 AM PDT WED MAR 12 2014

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON FOR GUSTY
WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY OVER MOST OF LOS ANGELES AND
VENTURA COUNTY AS WELL AS INTERIOR SAN LUIS OBISPO AND SANTA
BARBARA COUNTY..

.GUSTY SANTA ANA WINDS WILL BRING CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
TO MUCH OF THE AREA TODAY. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE ACROSS
CENTRAL AND EASTERN VENTURA COUNTY AND WESTERN LOS ANGELES
COUNTY...ESPECIALLY IN AND AROUND THE HIGHWAY 14 AND 126
CORRIDORS...AS WELL AS THE SANTA MONICA MOUNTAINS. PEAK WINDS IN
THOSE AREAS HAVE BEEN IN EXCESS OF 50 MPH. HUMIDITIES HAVE ALREADY
DROPPED INTO THE TEENS AT LOWER ELEVATIONS...WHILE HIGHER
ELEVATIONS WILL SEE HUMIDITIES CONTINUE TO DROP THROUGH THE
MORNING. WINDS HAVE BEEN SLOW TO DEVELOP ACROSS INTERIOR SAN LUIS
OBISPO AND SANTA BARBARA COUNTIES BUT WE ARE EXPECTING TO SEE AN
INCREASE THIS MORNING AS WELL AS A CORRESPONDING LOWERING OF
HUMIDITIES.

WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DIMINISH THIS AFTERNOON AND
EVENING...HOWEVER HUMIDITIES ARE NOT EXPECTED TO RECOVER MUCH
OVERNIGHT...ESPECIALLY INLAND. WE ARE NOT ANTICIPATING EXTENDING
THE WARNING BEYOND 6 PM DUE AS WIND GUSTS ARE NOT EXPECTED TO
EXCEED 25 MPH.

CAZ253-254-288-130100-
/O.CON.KLOX.FW.W.0004.000000T0000Z-140313T0100Z/
VENTURA COUNTY MOUNTAINS / LOS PADRES NATIONAL FOREST-
LOS ANGELES COUNTY MOUNTAINS / ANGELES NATIONAL FOREST-
SANTA CLARITA VALLEY-
948 AM PDT WED MAR 12 2014

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM PDT THIS EVENING
FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR LOS ANGELES AND
VENTURA COUNTY MOUNTAINS AND THE SANTA CLARITA VALLEY..

* WINDS...NORTHEAST WINDS 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH
  THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON.

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...LOWERING TO 10 TO 20 PERCENT BY MID-
  AFTERNOON.

* IMPACTS...EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR IS POSSIBLE IF FIRE IGNITION
  OCCURS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS..

A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF
STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL
CREATE EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR. PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE
OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING.

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA
948 AM PDT WED MAR 12 2014

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON FOR GUSTY
WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY OVER MOST OF LOS ANGELES AND
VENTURA COUNTY AS WELL AS INTERIOR SAN LUIS OBISPO AND SANTA
BARBARA COUNTY..

.GUSTY SANTA ANA WINDS WILL BRING CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
TO MUCH OF THE AREA TODAY. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE ACROSS
CENTRAL AND EASTERN VENTURA COUNTY AND WESTERN LOS ANGELES
COUNTY...ESPECIALLY IN AND AROUND THE HIGHWAY 14 AND 126
CORRIDORS...AS WELL AS THE SANTA MONICA MOUNTAINS. PEAK WINDS IN
THOSE AREAS HAVE BEEN IN EXCESS OF 50 MPH. HUMIDITIES HAVE ALREADY
DROPPED INTO THE TEENS AT LOWER ELEVATIONS...WHILE HIGHER
ELEVATIONS WILL SEE HUMIDITIES CONTINUE TO DROP THROUGH THE
MORNING. WINDS HAVE BEEN SLOW TO DEVELOP ACROSS INTERIOR SAN LUIS
OBISPO AND SANTA BARBARA COUNTIES BUT WE ARE EXPECTING TO SEE AN
INCREASE THIS MORNING AS WELL AS A CORRESPONDING LOWERING OF
HUMIDITIES.

WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DIMINISH THIS AFTERNOON AND
EVENING...HOWEVER HUMIDITIES ARE NOT EXPECTED TO RECOVER MUCH
OVERNIGHT...ESPECIALLY INLAND. WE ARE NOT ANTICIPATING EXTENDING
THE WARNING BEYOND 6 PM DUE AS WIND GUSTS ARE NOT EXPECTED TO
EXCEED 25 MPH.

CAZ240-130100-
/O.CON.KLOX.FW.W.0004.000000T0000Z-140313T0100Z/
VENTURA COUNTY COAST-
948 AM PDT WED MAR 12 2014

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM PDT THIS EVENING
FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR THE VENTURA COUNTY
COAST..

* WINDS...NORTHEAST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH
  THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON.

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...LOWERING QUICKLY TO 8 TO 12 PERCENT BY LATE
  THIS MORNING.

* IMPACTS...EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR IS POSSIBLE IF FIRE IGNITION
  OCCURS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS..

A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF
STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL
CREATE EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR. PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE
OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING.

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA
948 AM PDT WED MAR 12 2014

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON FOR GUSTY
WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY OVER MOST OF LOS ANGELES AND
VENTURA COUNTY AS WELL AS INTERIOR SAN LUIS OBISPO AND SANTA
BARBARA COUNTY..

.GUSTY SANTA ANA WINDS WILL BRING CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
TO MUCH OF THE AREA TODAY. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE ACROSS
CENTRAL AND EASTERN VENTURA COUNTY AND WESTERN LOS ANGELES
COUNTY...ESPECIALLY IN AND AROUND THE HIGHWAY 14 AND 126
CORRIDORS...AS WELL AS THE SANTA MONICA MOUNTAINS. PEAK WINDS IN
THOSE AREAS HAVE BEEN IN EXCESS OF 50 MPH. HUMIDITIES HAVE ALREADY
DROPPED INTO THE TEENS AT LOWER ELEVATIONS...WHILE HIGHER
ELEVATIONS WILL SEE HUMIDITIES CONTINUE TO DROP THROUGH THE
MORNING. WINDS HAVE BEEN SLOW TO DEVELOP ACROSS INTERIOR SAN LUIS
OBISPO AND SANTA BARBARA COUNTIES BUT WE ARE EXPECTING TO SEE AN
INCREASE THIS MORNING AS WELL AS A CORRESPONDING LOWERING OF
HUMIDITIES.

WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DIMINISH THIS AFTERNOON AND
EVENING...HOWEVER HUMIDITIES ARE NOT EXPECTED TO RECOVER MUCH
OVERNIGHT...ESPECIALLY INLAND. WE ARE NOT ANTICIPATING EXTENDING
THE WARNING BEYOND 6 PM DUE AS WIND GUSTS ARE NOT EXPECTED TO
EXCEED 25 MPH.

CAZ241-130100-
/O.CON.KLOX.FW.W.0004.000000T0000Z-140313T0100Z/
LOS ANGELES COUNTY COAST INCLUDING DOWNTOWN LOS ANGELES-
948 AM PDT WED MAR 12 2014

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM PDT THIS EVENING
FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FROM MALIBU THROUGH THE
HOLLYWOOD HILLS..

* WINDS...NORTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH WILL
  THROUGH EARLY THIS AFTERNOON...PRIMARILY FROM MALIBU THROUGH THE
  HOLLYWOOD HILLS.

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...LOWERING QUICKLY TO 8 TO 12 PERCENT BY LATE
  THIS MORNING.

* IMPACTS...EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR IS POSSIBLE IF FIRE IGNITION
  OCCURS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS..

A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF
STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL
CREATE EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR. PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE 

OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING

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CFN - California Fire News 2013 

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WIND ADVISORY FOR WIDESPREAD OFFSHORE WINDS SF BAY AREA TO KINGS CANYON

MODERATE TO OCCASIONALLY STRONG GUSTY OFFSHORE WINDS EXPECTED TO FUNNEL THROUGH SIERRA MOUNTAIN CANYONS THIS EVENING INTO MID-DAY WEDNESDAY.

Wind Advisory

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URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HANFORD CA
1226 PM PDT TUE MAR 11 2014

MARIPOSA MADERA AND FRESNO COUNTY FOOTHILLS-
SIERRA NEVADA FROM YOSEMITE TO KINGS CANYON-
1226 PM PDT TUE MAR 11 2014

WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO 1 PM PDT
WEDNESDAY

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HANFORD HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO 1 PM PDT
WEDNESDAY FOR THE FOOTHILLS AND HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF THE SIERRA
NEVADA FROM YOSEMITE TO KINGS CANYON.

* WINDS: EASTERLY WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS UP TO
  55 MPH OVER HIGHER MOUNTAIN TOPS AND ALONG EAST TO WEST ORIENTED
  CANYONS. LOWER ELEVATIONS OF SIERRA FOOTHILLS COULD SEE GUST UP
  TO 45 MPH ALONG THE SAN JOAQUIN AND MERCED RIVER CANYONS.

* TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE TUESDAY EVENING WITH THE STRONGEST
  WINDS EXPECTED WEDNESDAY DURING THE EARLY MORNING HOURS. WINDS
  WILL SUBSIDE DURING THE AFTERNOON WEDNESDAY.

* LOCATIONS INCLUDE: SHAVER LAKE...YOSEMITE VALLEY...MARIPOSA...
  OAKHURST

* IMPACTS: THESE MODERATE TO OCCASIONALLY STRONG GUSTY WINDS WILL
  BE CAPABLE OF BRINGING DOWN TREES AND POWER LINES AND WILL MAKE
  DRIVING DIFFICULT FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES.

* FOR A DETAILED VIEW OF THE HAZARD AREA...VISIT
  HTTP://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/WRH/WHV/?WFO=HNX.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT GUSTS OF 45 MPH OR MORE ARE EXPECTED.
WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR
HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

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URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HANFORD CA
1226 PM PDT TUE MAR 11 2014

KERN COUNTY MOUNTAINS-INDIAN WELLS VALLEY-
SOUTHEASTERN KERN COUNTY DESERT-
1226 PM PDT TUE MAR 11 2014

WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO 1 PM PDT
WEDNESDAY

THE WIND ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO 1 PM
PDT WEDNESDAY FOR THE KERN COUNTY MOUNTAINS AND DESERTS.
STRONG EAST TO SOUTHEAST WINDS WILL FUNNEL THROUGH THE MOUNTAINS
AND DESERTS OF KERN COUNTY TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY.

* WINDS: EAST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH.

* TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE TUESDAY EVENING WITH THE
  STRONGEST WINDS EXPECTED WEDNESDAY MORNING. WINDS WILL
  SUBSIDE BY WEDNESDAY EVENING.

* LOCATIONS INCLUDE: ROSAMOND...CALIFORNIA CITY...EDWARDS AFB...
  MOJAVE...RIDGECREST...TEHACHAPI...LAKE ISABELLA

* IMPACTS: STRONG WINDS WILL MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...
  ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. AREAS OF BLOWING DUST
  AND SAND WILL REDUCE VISIBILITY.

* FOR A DETAILED VIEW OF THE HAZARD AREA...VISIT
  HTTP://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/WRH/WHV/?WFO=HNX.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT GUSTS OF 45 MPH OR MORE ARE EXPECTED.
WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR
HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

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URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE...RESENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA
1153 AM PDT TUE MAR 11 2014

MODERATE TO OCCASIONALLY STRONG GUSTY OFFSHORE WINDS EXPECTED
THIS EVENING INTO EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING

NORTH BAY INTERIOR VALLEYS-NORTH BAY MOUNTAINS-
SAN FRANCISCO BAY SHORELINE-SAN FRANCISCO PENINSULA COAST-
EAST BAY INTERIOR VALLEYS-EAST BAY HILLS AND DIABLO RANGE-
1153 AM PDT TUE MAR 11 2014

WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO 8 AM PDT
WEDNESDAY

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN THE SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA HAS
ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS
EVENING TO 8 AM PDT WEDNESDAY.

* TIMING: THIS EVENING LASTING INTO EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING.

* WINDS: EAST NORTHEAST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 25 TO 35 MPH THIS
  EVENING WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 45 MPH AT ELEVATIONS BELOW 1000
  FEET AND UP TO 50 MPH AT ELEVATIONS ABOVE 1000 FEET.

* IMPACTS: THESE MODERATE TO OCCASIONALLY STRONG GUSTY WINDS WILL
  BE CAPABLE OF BRINGING DOWN TREES AND POWER LINES AND WILL MAKE
  DRIVING DIFFICULT FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS
THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH
PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

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URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO CA
1051 AM PDT TUE MAR 11 2014

NORTHERN SACRAMENTO VALLEY-CENTRAL SACRAMENTO VALLEY-
SOUTHERN SACRAMENTO VALLEY-CARQUINEZ STRAIT AND DELTA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...REDDING...CHICO...SACRAMENTO
1051 AM PDT TUE MAR 11 2014

WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING

* WINDS: NORTH 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH.

* TIMING: BREEZY TO WINDY CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE INTO THE
  EARLY EVENING HOURS BEFORE SUBSIDING.

* LOCATIONS INCLUDE: SACRAMENTO...VACAVILLE...CHICO...REDDING.

* IMPACTS: DRIVING CAN BE DIFFICULT IN BREEZY TO WINDY
  CONDITIONS. ESPECIALLY IF IN SMALL CARS AND HIGH PROFILE
  VEHICLES. BE AWARE THAT TREE LIMBS AND BRANCHES COULD FALL AND
  SECURE ANY LOOSE OBJECTS IN YOUR YARD. LOCAL POWER OUTAGES MAY
  BE POSSIBLE.

* FOR A DETAILED VIEW OF THE HAZARD AREA...VISIT
  HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SACRAMENTO/HAZARDS

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 25 MPH ARE EXPECTED
AND OR WIND GUSTS TO 40 MPH. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING
DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA
CAUTION. TIE DOWN LOOSE OBJECTS.

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RED FLAG WARNING GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR SAN LUIS OBISPO AND SANTA BARBARA COUNTIES

RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 6 PM PDT WEDNESDAY FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR THE INTERIOR PORTIONS OF SAN LUIS OBISPO AND SANTA BARBARA COUNTY

Red Flag Warning

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA 1018 AM PDT TUE MAR 11 2014

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LOS ANGELES/OXNARD HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY.

RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY OVER MOST OF LOS ANGELES AND VENTURA COUNTY AS WELL AS INTERIOR SAN LUIS OBISPO AND SANTA BARBARA COUNTY

A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE NEAR IDAHO IS EXPECTED TO DROP SOUTH INTO EASTERN CALIFORNIA BY WEDNESDAY. THIS WILL BRING MODERATE TO STRONG OFFSHORE FLOW THROUGH THURSDAY PEAKING ON WEDNESDAY AND FOCUSING OVER LOS ANGELES AND VENTURA COUNTIES AS WELL AS INTERIOR SAN LUIS OBISPO AND SANTA BARBARA COUNTIES. 

WINDS: SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS TO AROUND 40 MPH AND GUSTS TO AROUND 65 MPH ARE LIKELY DURING THE PEAK IN THE WINDIEST LOCATIONS. 

HUMIDITY: HUMIDITIES WILL INCREASE SOME TONIGHT ESPECIALLY IN THE MOUNTAINS THEY WILL GRADUALLY LOWER TO BELOW 15 PERCENT THROUGH THE DAY ON WEDNESDAY FIRST NEAR THE COAST EARLY WEDNESDAY

MORNING THEN UP THROUGH THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS IN THE AFTERNOON. 

FIRE DANGER: DESPITE THE INITIALLY HIGHER HUMIDITIES THE STRONG WIND POTENTIAL WILL BRING A POTENTIAL FOR EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR IF A FIRE STARTED. WHILE NOT PART OF THE WATCH TODAY AND THURSDAY ARE PERIODS OF HIGH FIRE WEATHER CONCERN. WITH A FEW HOURS OF WIDESPREAD RED FLAG CONDITIONS EXPECTED.  

RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 6 PM PDT WEDNESDAY FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR THE INTERIOR PORTIONS OF SAN LUIS OBISPO AND SANTA BARBARA COUNTY... ...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 6 PM PDT WEDNESDAY. 

*WINDS: NORTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH WILL OCCUR ON WEDNESDAY. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED WEDNESDAY MORNING. 

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY: 25 TO 45 PERCENT WEDNESDAY MORNING LOWERING QUICKLY TO 8 TO 15 PERCENT BY AROUND NOON. 

* IMPACTS: EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR IS POSSIBLE IF FIRE IGNITION OCCURS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS

 A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR. PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING.

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