The County of Los Angeles Chief Executive Office, Office of Emergency Management (OEM) in concert with the Sheriff’s Department Emergency Operations Bureau (EOB) announced that the Los Angeles County Operational Area (LACOA) Emergency Operations Center (EOC) has been deactivated and is in the process of transitioning to Duty Officer status. The City of Los Angeles deactivated its EOC at 8 a.m. this morning.

OEM, Sheriff EOB, Fire and other County departments will continue to monitor the Red Flag Fire and High Winds Warning identified high-risk areas.

Also, OEM would like to remind County residents and businesses to be prepared for Red Flag Fire, High Wind Warnings and other hazards and threats, for more information, please visit http://lacoa.org and http://espfocus.org.

Los Angeles County residents and business owners, including persons with disabilities and others with access and functional needs may call 211 LA County for emergency preparedness information and other referral services. The toll-free 2-1-1 number is available 24 hours a day and seven days a week. 211 LA County services can also be accessed by visiting http://211la.org.

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EARLIER: Emergency Ops Center Activated Due to High Winds
The County of Los Angeles Chief Executive Office, Office of Emergency Management in concert with the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department – Emergency Operations Bureau announced that the Los Angeles County Operational Area Emergency Operations Center has been activated to a Remote Level in support of the City of Los Angeles EOC which has activated to Level 1.

This activation is due to the Red Flag Fire and National Weather Service High Wind Warnings issued for Southern California. The LACOA EOC activation began at 12 noon.

The NWS High Wind Warning (means a hazardous high wind event is expected or occurring sustained with wind speeds of 40 miles per hour with gusts of 45-65 miles per hour) remains in effect from 8 p.m. Thursday evening to 6 p.m. on Fri., Oct. 26.

Potential impacts include strong winds that could make driving difficult, especially for high-profile vehicles across Interstate 5 and Highway 14 Freeway corridors. Strong winds could knock down trees and power lines and possibly produce property damage.

OEM, Sheriff EOB and other County departments will be monitoring the Red Flag Fire and High Winds Warning conditions (Thu., Oct. 25-Fri., Oct. 26). Also, OEM would like to remind County residents and businesses to be prepared for the Red Flag Fire and High Wind Warning conditions, for more information, please visit http://lacoa.org and http://espfocus.org.

Los Angeles County residents and business owners, including persons with disabilities and others with access and functional needs may call 211 LA County for emergency preparedness information and other referral services. The toll-free 2-1-1 number is available 24 hours a day and seven days a week. 211 LA County services can also be accessed by visiting http://211la.org.