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Letters to the Editor: Both a firefighter and a Glendale resident offer thoughts on public support shown during La Tuna fire

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On behalf of your local Glendale firefighters, our neighboring fire departments, and all the other first responders assisting with the La Tuna fire, I would like to extend a heartfelt thank you to the citizens of the La Crescenta and Crescenta Valley neighborhoods. Your show of support and generosity meant so much to all those there.

To our neighbors who filled Crescenta Valley Park with cold drinks, ice, fresh food and every supply imaginable, thank you, thank you, thank you. We will always be there for you when you need us. Thank you for being there for us.

Kevin Stockton

Fire Station 26

Glendale

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On Saturday night, I received an email from the La Cañada YMCA saying “... our first responders fighting the La Tuna fire are asking our Y members, staff and volunteers to mobilize a water drive to collect most needed drinking water for the firefighters.”

My husband and I joined the line of cars on Foothill Boulevard on Sunday to drop off several cases of water at the La Cañada Y. The eager and energetic Korean American Youth Awareness volunteers quickly unloaded case after case of water from our cars to help our firefighters.

When we bought the water at Vons in Montrose early Sunday morning, a woman in front of me said they had parked their other car in front of their Oakmont home in case evacuation became necessary — but there the family was, buying water to help out. I noticed almost every shopping cart in Vons had cases of water.

Joe, the store manager, said they were restocking their water supply to keep up with the demand and that Vons had been donating apples, oatmeal and other supplies to the firefighters.

As I write this, red water-scooping helicopters have been flying over our house in Montecito Park to the water-pickup spot across the 2 Freeway and quickly returning to drop it on the fires near Whiting Woods and Oakmont.

We can all feel grateful for the firefighters highest level of service to our community. The community came together Sunday to support them in a small way and thank them for their courageous service.

Susan James Carr

Glendale

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