How are Red Flag areas identified?
Local LAFD Station Commanders were asked to survey their districts and identify the areas that would create a problem for citizens if those neighborhoods needed to evacuate and for fire companies if they were entering those area during a fast moving brush fire. Station Commanders were directed to identify narrow roads, tight curves, and critical intersections that could create choke points. The areas identified were reviewed by the LAFD and the Department of Transportation to make sure the criteria for posting Red Flag area signs was correct. Once identified, signs were posted in these areas by the Department of Transportation.
