Fire danger to be raised to "very high"

From the National Forest Service:

Arcadia, Calif. -- The Fire Danger Level on the Angeles National
Forest is being raised from "High" to "Very High," effective
this Sunday, July 12, 2009. The change comes as summer temperatures
continue to dry out vegetation and the region has seen a marked
increase in fire activity. Grasses growing below 4,500 feet elevation
have cured and are especially prone to fire.

Since the level was raised to "High" on May 17, firefighters from
the Angeles National Forest have responded to seventy-nine (79)
wildfires in and around the Forest. The two largest fires of the year
have occurred in the last nine days.