Cal OES Prepositions Resources in Southern California in Advance of Forecasted Fire Weather Conditions – UPDATED 1/6/25 5:00 PM

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Acting quickly to protect Californians, the California Governor’s Office of Emergency Services is prepositioning resources in advance of forecast fire weather conditions in several Southern California counties.  

A wind advisory indicating extreme fire conditions is forecast in Los Angeles, Ventura and San Diego counties tonight through Wednesday, January 8. Damaging wind gusts of 80–100 mph, in combination with low humidity and dry vegetation, have the potential to cause rapidly spreading wildfires.  

A total of 65 fire engines, eight water tenders, eight helicopters, 9 dozers have been proactively placed across seven counties. The deployment also includes more than 100 specialized personnel including hand crews, dispatchers and Incident Management Team (IMT) members.  

These combined efforts ensure both air and ground resources can respond quickly, minimizing the potential impacts of new fires. This proactive approach has proven to be a critical component of California’s wildfire response strategy, reducing response times and containing fires before they escalate. 

Los Angeles County  

  • 5 OES Engine 
  • 5 Local Government Engines 
  • 2 Local Government Dozers 
  • 2 Local Government Water Tenders 
  • 2 Local Government Helicopters 
  • 2 Local Government Hand Crews 
  • 3 Local Government Dispatchers 
  • 14 Local Government IMT Members 
  • Start Date:  01/07/25 0800 
  • Ending Date:  01/10/25 0800 

Ventura County 

  • 5 OES Engines 
  • 5 Local Government Engines 
  • 1 OES Water Tender 
  • 1 Local Government Dozer 
  • 2 Local Government Water Tenders 
  • 2 Local Government Helicopters 
  • 2 Local Government Hand Crews 
  • 2 Local Government Dispatchers 
  • 12 Local Government IMT Members 

Start Date:  01/07/25 0800 

Ending Date:  01/09/25 1800 

San Diego County  

  • 5 OES Engines 
  • 1 Local Government Hand Crew 
  • 1 Local Government Dispatcher 

Start Date:  01/07/25 0800 

Ending Date:  01/10/25 0800 

 

ADDITIONAL PREPOSITIONING update as of 1/6/25 1:10 p.m.

Los Angeles County

  • 5 OES Engines 
  • 1 Local Government Water Tender 
  • 1 Local Government Helicopter 
  • 1 Local Government Dispatcher 

Start Date: 01/07/25 0800 

Ending Date: 01/10/25 0800 

Los Angeles County

  • 5 Local Government Engines 

Start Date: 01/07/25 0800 

Ending Date: 01/09/25 0800 

Riverside County

  • 3 OES Engines 
  • 7 Local Government Engines 
  • 2 Local Government Overhead 

Start Date: 01/07/25 0800 

Ending Date: 01/10/25 1800 

 

ADDITIONAL PREPOSITIONING update as of 1/6/25 5:00 p.m.

Orange County

  • 5 OES Engines, 
  • 5 OES Engines 
  • 2 Local Government Water Tenders 
  • 2 Local Government Hand crews 
  • 2 Local Government Helicopters 
  • 2 Local Government Dozer 
  • 2 Local Government Dispatcher 
  • 1 Local Government All Hazard Incident Management Team 

Start Date: 01/07/25 0800 

Ending Date 01/10/25 0800 

Santa Barbara County

  • 1 Local Government Helicopter, Type 1 
  • 1 Local Government Hand crew, Type 1 
  • 2 Local Government Dozer, Type 2 
  • 1 Local Government Dispatcher 
  • 3 Local Government Overhead 

Start Date: 01/06/25 1700 

Ending Date: 01/09/25 2000 

San Bernardino County

  • 5 OES Engines, Type 3 
  • 5 OES Engines, Type 6 
  • 1 OES Water Tender, Type 1 
  • 1 Local Government Hand crew, Type 2IA 
  • 1 Local Government Dozer, Type 2 
  • 1 Local Government Dispatcher 
  • 1 Local Government AHIMT 

Start Date: 01/07/25 2500 

Ending Date: 01/10/25 0800 

 

 

Californians are urged to stay vigilant and follow instructions from emergency officials during this critical fire weather period. 

Cal OES reminds the public to: