Last week was the first major test of the rainfall season for many of the burn areas on the Central and South Coasts. The good news was that there were no major problems, with the exception of the flooding of an RV park in Ventura County.
Many of those who died in the 1/9 debris flow in 2018 in what were labeled voluntary evacuation areas. Public safety officials have changed evacuation protocols in Santa Barbara County to make them easier to understand, and to keep people safe.
KCLU’s Lance Orozco talks with the county's top emergency management official, who explains the protocols and what they mean to people.