City Of Malibu Warns Of Dangerous Wildfire Weather

December 31, 2024 ·

Photo courtesy of the city of Malibu Facebook page.

MALIBU—On Monday, December 30, the city of Malibu posted on its Facebook page that fire weather conditions were upgraded to Red Flag Warning for 12 p.m. on Tuesday, December 31 thru Wednesday, January 1, 2025 in the Santa Monica Mountains.

Dangerous wildfire weather is forecast for LA County, including Malibu from December 30, 2024 thru January 2, 2025 due to Santa Ana winds & low humidity. Be prepared for fires, evacuations & power outages. Local weather info: https://www.weather.gov/lox/.

The public should be prepared for potential fires, evacuations, power & traffic signal outages, hazardous roads. Come to a complete stop at any malfunctioning traffic signal.
While Malibu City Hall is closed for the winter break until 1/2, city staff are closely monitoring wildfire weather conditions, and will post emergency information via alerts, the website www.malibucity.org, and social media, and are ready to activate the Emergency Operations Center if necessary.

Individuals should check emergency plan and supplies, including evacuation routes and reunification locations, and plan for your pets. Check the Malibu emergency survival guide: http://www.malibucity.org/survivalguide.

People with disabilities, and those who rely on medical or mobility devices, and owners of horses and livestock should consider leaving the area early. Be extremely cautious with any activities that could start a fire, such as working with landscaping equipment.

Trancas Park and Charmlee Park will be closed for safety Tuesday, December 31, 2024 thru Wednesday, January 1, 2025.

Individuals can closely monitor weather conditions and emergency information on local news, especially AM / FM radio and 99.1 FM KBUU with handheld and car radios, which will work if the power is out.

In case of a fire, check the evacuation zone (MAL C111 – C114 in Malibu) on Genasys, LA County’s evacuation information website at https://protect.genasys.com/search. During evacuations, those zones will be used. To view all current alerts from the city of Malibu go to: www.malibucity.org/alerts. Sign up for LA County alerts at https://ready.lacounty.gov/alerts.

By Trevor

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