Southern California residents are facing dire new wildfire warnings and power shutoffs while they prepare to flee at a moment’s notice as fire-fueling winds blasted across the scarred landscape.

Firefighters battling the Los Angeles-area fires are facing fresh threats nearly a week after wildfires erupted across the region, fueled by powerful Santa Ana winds in extremely dry conditions. Threat level: The National Weather Service's LA forecast office Sunday evening issued a rare "Particularly Dangerous Situation" Red Flag Warning lasting until Wednesday at noon for parts of L.

On Tuesday at 10:18 a.m. a red flag warning was issued by the NWS Los Angeles/Oxnard CA in effect until Wednesday at 6 p.m. The warning is for Western Santa Monica Mountains Recreational area, Southern Ventura County Mountains,