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California prepositions firefighters for Santa Ana winds Oct. 15–18, with Cal OES crews headed to four Southern California counties
On Oct. 14, 2026, California's Governor directed CAL FIRE and Cal OES to preposition firefighters, engines, aircraft and equipment ahead of dangerous Santa Ana winds and Red Flag conditions in Southern California. Cal OES resources deploy Thursday morning, Oct. 15, through Sunday, Oct. 18, including staging support for Orange, Ventura, Los Angeles and Santa Barbara counties. State Parks and partners will use a new Santa Monica Mountains park-closure protocol during Red Flag warnings, starting Oct. 15.
California's Office of the Governor issued a press release on Oct. 14, 2026, saying the Governor directed CAL FIRE and the California Governor's Office of Emergency Services (Cal OES) to preposition additional firefighting resources and place the State Operations Center into an enhanced readiness posture ahead of dangerous Santa Ana winds and expected Red Flag conditions in portions of Southern California.
Notice Nearby summarized the release in its own words and wrote a brief for each of the four counties named for Cal OES staging support: Orange, Ventura, Los Angeles and Santa Barbara.
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