How to Stay Safe in Rainy Conditions
Feb. 11, 2025 | 10:09 AMReading Time: < 1 minute
With rainy weather in the forecast, including the chance of flooding in some low-lying areas, emergency officials offer seven safety tips.
Tag: emergency
Video Wall Adds Safety, Awareness for CAL FIRE
Nov. 8, 2024 | 3:58 PMReading Time: < 1 minute
A new Haivision Wall allows fire personnel to monitor new fires from headquarters and give units arriving to a scene better information about what they can expect. Previously, units would be going in blind. The wall also displays important perimeter and terrain maps to help field units.
County Urges Residents to Get Disaster Ready, 10 Steps to Get Started
Nov. 5, 2024 | 6:46 PMReading Time: < 1 minute
Due to the high winds forecast and wildfire potential, County Emergency Services offers this quick checklist of things to do in preparation for any emergency or disaster.
County Animal Services Reports for Animal Heroes Duty
Sep. 25, 2024 | 11:28 AMReading Time: 2 minutes
At the height of the now 95 percent contained Airport Fire, County Animal Services answered a mutual aid request to help evacuate animals and work at a shelter where families with animals had been evacuated in Riverside County.
VIDEO: Fortifying Homes Against Wildfires
Aug. 20, 2024 | 9:24 AMReading Time: < 1 minute
County Fire/CAL FIRE have started work to protect homes in the Dulzura area as part of the California Wildfire Mitigation Program. The program provides defensible space and home retrofits to harden homes against wildfires. In many cases, the work is provided at no cost to the homeowner and is intended to help high social vulnerability communities and provide assistance to qualifying low- and moderate-income households.
Exercise Safety First When Hiking in the Heat
Jun. 26, 2024 | 10:11 AMReading Time: 3 minutes
There are hundreds of hiking trails available to San Diego County residents and visitors, but it can be dangerous, and even deadly, to not take the heat into consideration before lacing up your boots.
Contest Gets Middle School Students Thinking About Fire Safety
Jun. 3, 2024 | 2:42 PMReading Time: 2 minutes
Students at a local middle school are helping their families prepare for an emergency by creating home fire safety escape plans.