California Gov. Gavin Newsom is pre-deploying firefighters to at-risk areas ahead of adverse weather conditions, KTLA reported.
What’s happening?
On Tuesday, August 19, Gov. Newsom issued a press release announcing that the California Governor’s Office of Emergency Services (Cal OES) approved the pre-deployment of firefighters and firefighting resources.
Citing “elevated heat and critical fire weather conditions” anticipated across Southern California in the coming days, Newsom’s office dispatched teams and equipment to Los Angeles, Kern, Ventura, Santa Barbara, and San Bernardino Counties.
Earlier that day, Newsom’s office published a separate press release pre-deploying firefighters and resources to the counties in question…