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Downey honors firefighters deployed to LA-area wildfires
Summary
Downey City Council presented certificates Wednesday to members of the Downey Fire Department who deployed to fight and search during recent wildfires in the Los Angeles region; officials described the assignment as a sustained, multi-part deployment that included engines and urban search-and-rescue teams.
The Downey City Council on Wednesday presented certificates to members of the Downey Fire Department who deployed to help fight recent wildfires in the Los Angeles region and to conduct urban search-and-rescue operations.
The recognition, delivered during the council’s regular meeting, noted that Downey sent personnel on two types of assignments: initial strike engines and a later urban search-and-rescue (USAR) deployment. “On the morning of January 7 when the fire started … we sent two fire engines with four personnel to assist in firefighting efforts,” Chief Hildebrand said. He added that the…
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