Red flag parking restrictions will be in place Monday for areas of Los Angeles and Pasadena due to forecasts of extremely dangerous fire conditions.
The restrictions in Los Angeles will take effect at 8 a.m. and continue “until further notice,” the L.A. Fire Department stated.
Parking restrictions are issued to improve access for first responders in the event of a fire and keep streets clear in case evacuations are ordered.
“Station Commanders were asked to identify areas such as very narrow roads, hairpin turns, tight curves, and key intersections that, if not cleared of vehicles, would create a choke point,” the Fire Department stated on its website.
An interactive map provided by the Fire Department can be found here.
Pasadena Fire Chief Chad Augustin also activated red flag parking restrictions within the city. The alert is scheduled to be in place from 8 a.m. Monday through 6 p.m. Tuesday unless conditions change.
The restrictions come as Southern California braces for another powerful Santa Ana windstorm.
“This is basically one tick below the Jan. 7 event, and it just depends on where the low-pressure and high-pressure systems that cause these kind of wind events line up as to the areas that are going to see the largest impact,” Dennis Burns, a fire behavior analyst, said at Sunday’s meeting.
