51 Area Firefighters Sent to Aid Other Crews
The Ventura County Fire Department has dispatched 51 firefighters to aid crews battling wildfires in California and Nevada.
Local firefighters were sent to Placer, Mariposa and Fresno counties; the northeastern California community of Likely; the Lake Tahoe area; Sequoia National Forest; and Elko, Nev.
Sandi Wells, a spokeswoman for the Ventura County Fire Department, said that all Ventura County fire stations are fully staffed. A number of off-duty firefighters have been recalled to assist stations that were left short-handed, Wells said.
In all, 63 firefighters from area agencies--including Ventura city, Santa Barbara County and Montebello fire departments--are participating in the state’s “Master Mutual Aid Plan.” The program allocates firefighters to agencies that request assistance.
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