PSA: Red Flag Warnings
by John Weckerle
The East Mountain Interagency Fire Protection Association has issued an advisory on how to assist fire protection agencies in preventing wildfire during red flag warnings.
How do we know when a red flag warning is in effect? Well, there are a number of ways, but we’ve set up a customized weather page at www.weather.gov. To get started, input your city and state in the “Local Forecast by City, State” box near the top left. When the new page opens, you can use the map to zero in on your location. We used the satellite view to pinpoint New Mexico Central headquarters. Then just bookmark the page and you’re set. You can access location-specific weather advisories, forecasts, hourly weather graphs, and much more.