The National Weather Service issued another “Particularly dangerous situation” — or PDS — warning – for extreme red-flag conditions. It’s the 5th PDS warning since November.
“Ultimately every situation is different but for all of these if a fire were to develop it has the potential to grow explosively,” said Dr. Ariel Cohen, a National Weather Service meteorologist.
A PDS is for areas already under red-flag warnings. This week’s PDS warning includes western portions of L.A. County, Ventura, parts of the San Fernando Valley and even extends up the 5 Freeway…