A winter storm expected to last through Saturday is forecast for Los Angeles and Ventura counties with rain predicted to drop on Long Beach late Thursday night and through the weekend.

The storm will likely bring heavy snow and gusty winds to the mountains of Ventura and LA tonight through Saturday morning, according to the National Weather Service (NWS).

The possibility of mudslides in the recent burn areas have also prompted mandatory evacuation orders in Santa Barbara County, according to KPCC.

The Governor’s Office of Emergency Services (Cal OES) requested the Long Beach Fire Department’s River/Flood Rescue Task Force deploy to the Montecito area—which saw entire neighborhoods destroyed by a December fire and nearly two dozen people killed by mudslides last month.

In a tweet, the LBFD said a task force of 15 Fire & Marine Safety personnel departed the city this morning in anticipation of a forecasted rain event.

.@Cal_OES requested our River/Flood Rescue Task Force to deploy to the Montecito area. A task force of 15 Fire & Marine Safety personnel departed the city this AM. This team is being sent in anticipation of a forecasted rain event. #Montecito #YourLBFD #SemperParatus #ReadySBC pic.twitter.com/GfRIOVvB8Q — Long Beach Fire (CA) (@LBFD) March 1, 2018

LBFD officials also encouraged residents to plan ahead and posted the addresses of neighborhood fire stations where residents can pick up sandbags.