As a summer heat wave descends on Southern California and much of the rest of the Golden State, Gov. Gavin Newsom’s Office of Emergency Management Tuesday announced the pre-deployment of resources to Los Angeles County to contend with heightened fire danger.

Residents are being urged to prepare for higher temperatures and fire weather across in Southern California from Wednesday through Saturday.

According to the National Weather Service, a heat event is forecast to start Wednesday and last through the weekend with a high risk for heat illness and fire danger. California’s new CalHeatScore tool shows much of the state reaching high and severe levels of extreme heat late this week.

Temperatures will range from the upper 90s at the coast to well over 100 inland as high pressure moves in f

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