At 4pm the Los Angeles county medical examiner’s office confirmed the death toll from the wildfires ravaging the area has risen to 25.
Meanwhile, Brice Bennet, deputy state fire marshal, shared an update via X on Tuesday afternoon saying that the mountains of San Luis Obispo and Santa Barbara counties will be under a red flag warning from 10pm Tuesday to 12pm on Wednesday. Bennet said:
The National Weather Service has issued their highest level of warning, called a particularly dangerous situation. Damaging winds with gusts between 55 and 70 miles per hour are expected across the affected areas through Wednesday morning. The winds have already begun to increase in Southern California and are expected to peak early this afternoon. These conditions create a high risk for large, rapidly spreading fires, extreme fire behavior and long range spotting.
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