CITY OF COSTA MESA IS PROVIDING FREE SANDBAGS
In anticipation of a major rain storm predicted to hit Friday, the City of Costa Mesa is making free sandbags available to residents and putting emergency crews on standby to deal with any flooding, downed trees, inoperable traffic lights or other weather-related issues."We don't anticipate any major problems, but we want to be ready just in case," City CEO Tom Hatch said.The city's Public Services Department will have crews clear out the catch basins of storm drains Wednesday and Thursday, and schedule emergency personnel to be on standbyFriday and Saturday. The Costa Mesa Fire Department will have an additional four firefighters on duty Friday and Saturday.Costa Mesa residents can fill up to 15 sandbags for free (shovels provided) at the Placentia Fire Station at 2300 Placentia Ave. -content provided by the City of Costa Mesa