California Approves Additional Firefighting Resources Amid Heat and Fire Weather
As elevated fire weather conditions continue across California, the California Governor’s Office of Emergency Services (Cal OES) has prepositioned additional firefighting resources to Los Angeles County to strengthen local response capabilities ahead of increased wildfire potential.
The deployment comes as California experiences seasonally elevated fire weather conditions driven by hot temperatures, low humidity, and periods of gusty winds.
Prepositioning resources allows Cal OES to work alongside local fire agencies to strategically stage firefighting assets in areas where wildfire risk is expected to increase, improving response times and helping local agencies contain fires before they become large incidents. The staging locations and response assignments of these resources are at the direction of local fire officials.
Preposition information as of 8 a.m. on Wednesday, August 19, 2026:
Los Angeles County
5 Local Government Engines
1 Local Government Water Tender
1 Local Government Dozer
1 Local Government Helicopter
1 Local Government Hand Crew
1 Local Government Dispatcher
Start Date: 08/19/26 0800 End Date: 08/22/26 0800
Californians Can Help Reduce Wildfire Risk
Everyone can take steps to prepare and reduce the risk of starting a fire, including:
*The preposition information in this blog is based on requested resources by the Operational Areas and were approved by Fire Chief Brian Marshall. The resources listed are subject to the Operational Areas ability to fill based upon resource availability and may be subject to change.
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