{"id":6430,"date":"2021-07-17T17:35:00","date_gmt":"2021-07-18T01:35:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/peninsula360press.com\/?p=6430"},"modified":"2021-07-17T11:19:58","modified_gmt":"2021-07-17T19:19:58","slug":"prepare-for-possible-fires-in-san-mateo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/peninsula360press.com\/en\/prepare-for-possible-fires-in-san-mateo\/","title":{"rendered":"To prepare for possible fires in San Mateo"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Photo: CalFire San Mateo-Santa Cruz<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
By Pamela Cruz. Peninsula 360 Press [P360P<\/a>]<\/h5>\n\n\n\n

Local authorities called to be prepared for possible fire emergencies in the Bay Area, such as San Mateo County, this Sunday and Monday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The San Mateo County Department of Emergency Management and the Department of Forestry and Fire Protection, better known as CalFire in its San Mateo-Santa Cruz division, and the Sheriff's Office, warned of this after monitoring the weather and drought conditions in the area, a situation that has raised alarms for the authorities themselves.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

And that's because the possibility of lightning sparking new wildfires has put the National Weather Service on fire alarm for parts of the Bay Area.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The weather watch covers the North Bay Mountains, East Bay Hills, Diablo Range and Santa Cruz Mountains.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It should be noted that a weather watch is different from a red flag warning. The weather watch comes first and, if conditions become more severe, a red flag warning is issued.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The weather agency said there is a slight, or \"minimal\" chance of thunderstorms occurring, and \"it's not a shock by any means, but the impacts could be large if lightning occurs.\"<\/p>\n\n\n\n

CalFire Deputy Chief Jonathan Cox noted via his Twitter account that the warm, dry weather means a higher risk of wildfires this weekend.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In that regard, he called for assembling an emergency supply kit that remains accessible.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

But what should you have in an emergency kit? <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

CalFire<\/a> suggests at least one gallon of water per person per day, enough for at least three days.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If you have pets, bring extra food and water; a first aid kit; sanitation items such as garbage bags and wet wipes; a radio to keep you alert and aware of what is happening in the area; canned and long shelf life or non-perishable food; and can openers and basic eating utensils.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In addition, always allocate a supply of medication if someone has a prescription; and last but not least, essential documents and copies either digital or paper and cash. These should be kept in a small bag within easy reach of those responsible for making sure everyone is safe.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Taking the necessary protections and precautions can save lives. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

With information from Bay City News<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Por Pamela Cruz. Pen\u00ednsula 360 Press [P360P] Autoridades locales llamaron a estar preparados ante emergencias por posibles incendios en \u00e1reas de la bah\u00eda, como el condado de San Mateo, este domingo y lunes. El Departamento de Manejo de Emergencias del condado de San Mateo y el Departamento de Silvicultura y Protecci\u00f3n contra Incendios, mejor conocido […]<\/p>","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":6432,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[14,9,2],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-6430","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-cover","8":"category-community","9":"category-peninsula"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/peninsula360press.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6430","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/peninsula360press.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/peninsula360press.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/peninsula360press.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/7"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/peninsula360press.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6430"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/peninsula360press.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6430\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6437,"href":"https:\/\/peninsula360press.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6430\/revisions\/6437"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/peninsula360press.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/6432"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/peninsula360press.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6430"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/peninsula360press.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6430"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/peninsula360press.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6430"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}