Even though a red flag warning for the Los Angeles area was canceled Tuesday, fire weather conditions will persist through Thursday in some areas.
With little to no rain so far this rain season, the plants remain very dry and ready to ignite, with light winds blowing through the Valley areas. That means authorities are asking people to avoid using fireworks – or anything – that can spark a fire.
“Your celebration could cause someone’s worst day of their life,” said Capt. Sheila Kelliher Berkoh with the Los Angeles County Fire Department. “A firework in the wrong patch of trees or brush really could start something, and for what? Ten minutes of a quick firework pop? There’s a lot of ways to celebrate the New Year, but let’s keep those on the ground and keep them safe and sane. I don’t know that people … professionals are doing it now but there’s a lot of ways to ring in the New Year that don’t involve fireworks.”
Windy conditions raise SoCal fire danger
More Santa Ana winds blew through parts of Southern California Tuesday, but the gusts were less severe than originally anticipated, prompting a cancellation of red flag warnings that had been issued for local mountain areas.