A mild fire season this year could change with the first Red Flag Warning issued throughout the Bay Area this weekend. Here's what you should know.
A mild fire season this year could change with the first Red Flag Warning issued throughout the Bay Area this weekend.A mild fire season this year could change with the first Red Flag Warning issued throughout the Bay Area this weekend.PG&E says they're increasing their staff this weekend but they're not anticipating any Public Safety Power Shutoffs.Tony Marks-Block is an Assistant Professor of Geography and Environmental Studies at Cal State East Bay.
"What we see is a potential window in the coming weeks if this event really dries things out to allow for more prescribed fire, and I really encourage agencies to take advantage of those windows and burn the areas that are necessary to burn," Marks-Block said.Marks-Block says what should be of concern - is how much moisture is needed in the coming weeks.
"If we don't get rain for another month or so and we get more and more of these red flag events, then we should start being especially concerned that we could have disasters occur - we haven't seen since a couple years ago," Marks-Block said.
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