During the Red Flag Warning, CAL FIRE urges all Californians to exercise extreme caution outdoors in order to prevent wildfires. A few helpful reminders and fire prevention tips include:

• · Don’t mow or use a weed-eater to trim dry grass on windy days.
• · Ensure campfires are allowed, and if so, be sure to extinguish them completely.
• · Never pull over your vehicle in dry grass.
• · Never burn landscape debris like leaves or branches on “NO Burn Days” or when it’s windy.
• · Make sure all portable gasoline-powered equipment have spark arresters.

CAL FIRE and San Diego Gas & Electric (SDG&E) also remind San Diegans that power outages can be expected during extreme wind conditions. SDG&E encourages customers to be prepared by having the following on hand:

• · Battery-powered emergency lighting (or flashlights, at a minimum);
• · A portable or battery-powered radio;
• · A wind-up or battery-powered clock;
• · Nonperishable foods and water (including a manual can opener);
• · Pet food;
• · A first aid kit; and
• · A telephone that does not depend on electricity.

SDG&E offers a number of tools to help customers during an interruption in electric service, they can visit sdge.com/outages to check the status of a power outage, download SDG&E’s mobile app at sdge.com/mobileapps or connect with SDG&E’s Customer Contact Center at 1-800-411-SDGE (7343), on Twitter (@SDGE) and Facebook. In addition, customers in the high fire-risk area can monitor current wind speeds at sdge.com/weatheroutage.
San Diegans are also asked to report any downed lines immediately to 1-800-411-SDGE (7343). If you encounter a downed line, always assume it is live and never touch a fallen line or a person or vehicle in contact with the line.
For more ways to help prevent and prepare for wildfires visit ReadyForWildfire.org or www.fire.ca.gov.