Firefighters in Los Angeles were working around the clock to put out hot spots before strong winds had the chance to carry embers miles away.
California firefighters are racing against the clock to extinguish fires before the arrival of strong Santa Ana winds that could cause flames to spread.
For those who are battling the Getty fire in Southern California, Santa Ana winds could spell trouble. Los Angeles Fire Department Assistant Chief Jaime Moore told"When that wind comes, if we don't get all these hot spots knocked down we're going to have embers cast one to two miles downrange," Moore said., Santa Ana winds occur when California's mountains squeeze and heat cold air from Nevada's Great Basin, causing it to accelerate.
In Los Angeles, where firefighters are battling the Getty fire, the Santa Ana winds are expected to arrive Tuesday evening and peak on Wednesday and Thursday. The National Weather Service "If fire ignition occurs, conditions will be favorable for extreme fire behavior, long range spotting, and very rapid fire spread which would threaten life and property," the NWS said.
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