With another round of Santa Ana winds in the forecast, firefighters are gearing up in case they're called on to battle a wildfire.
Air tankers and helicopters are on standby at Van Nuys Airport, ready to be deployed the moment a fire starts.
In the Santa Clarita Valley, residents are doing their part to help firefighters.
Ramses Yanes lives in a Castaic mobile home that sits just yards away from dry brush. He's been clearing away as much of the brush as possible.
"Makes me feel a little bit uneasy, you know, but I have to keep on top of things," Yanes said.
While the LA County Fire Department is concerned about the dry and windy conditions, no extra firefighters have been called in. But that could change if a fire breaks and extra help is needed.
"We are expecting strong winds out of the northeast that will be dry," Battalion Chief Anthony Marrone said. "That will lower the relative humidity and also cause a decrease in moisture. Those conditions, when they're all brought together, make it ripe for a brush fire."
"We just ask residents not to let their guard down because of the recent rains, thinking that we are out of the brush fire season," Marrone said.
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