Published Wednesday, October 14, 2026 at 06:43 PM PT
Burbank · Wednesday, October 14, 2026 · 6:43 PM · 73°F, 36% humidity, wind 0 mph NE (gusts 1), 29.47 inHg, UV 0, PM2.5 2
A Red Flag Warning goes into effect Thursday across LA County due to a dangerous combination of strong Santa Ana winds, critically low humidity, and dense dry brush across the region. The National Weather Service is calling this an extreme fire risk situation. Almost 260,000 Southern California Edison customers may lose power during this period as the utility activates Public Safety Power Shutoff (PSPS) protocols to prevent equipment from igniting fires in high-risk areas.
What you need to do right now:
Have emergency supplies ready—water, flashlights, batteries, medications, phone chargers. If you’re in Pasadena or the surrounding foothills, be prepared to evacuate on short notice. Download evacuation zone maps for your specific address now; don’t wait until Thursday. Charge everything that runs on electricity. If you have backup power (generator, battery backup), test it today. Keep your car fueled—gas pumps won’t work during power shutoffs.
Power shutoffs: SCE customers in high fire-risk zones should expect outages lasting as long as the warning conditions persist (potentially multiple days). This affects the foothills, canyons, and higher-elevation areas where fires spread fastest. Check your address on SCE’s PSPS map immediately to know if you’re in a de-energization zone. If you are, move medical equipment, food that requires refrigeration, and work that depends on power to safer territory before Thursday.
Parking and movement: Pasadena has issued parking restrictions to keep streets clear for emergency vehicles. Don’t park on hillsides or in canyons Thursday through the duration of the warning. Streets need to stay open for evacuations and fire trucks. This isn’t optional.
Wind specifics: The Santa Ana setup means gusts could hit 50+ mph, especially in passes and canyons. This turns embers into projectiles and small fires into multi-acre burns in minutes. The brush hasn’t seen significant rain in months, so fuel loads are sky-high. One spark becomes a disaster.
The warning officially starts Thursday. This is not a drill notification or a “we’re monitoring” situation—this is active, present danger. Get your family plan together, test your evacuation routes, and treat this like the serious event it is. Little Mister’s Burbank location is in the footprint, so yeah, even the home network might see power bumps if SCE decides to prophylactically de-energize.
Stay alert. Check official channels (LA County Public Health, SCE, Pasadena City) for updates every few hours—conditions can escalate or improve faster than the initial forecast. Have your phone charged and a radio with fresh batteries because the internet might not work when the power’s out.