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Sandy deploys three firefighters, engine to Palisades fire; officials stress local preparedness
Summary
Sandy City officials said three Sandy firefighters and a city engine are deployed to the Palisades fire in Malibu under a state EMAC mutual-aid request, are safe, and are expected to remain for two weeks. City leaders discussed lessons for local wildfire readiness, water-system capacity, and resident actions to create defensible space.
Three Sandy City firefighters and a Sandy engine were deployed to the Palisades fire in Malibu as part of a state Emergency Management Assistance Compact mutual-aid response, and officials said the crew is safe and will remain deployed for about two weeks.
Mayor (name not specified) opened the briefing by asking for an update on the deployed personnel and what lessons Sandy can bring home. Chief Hocconaghi, Sandy Fire Department, confirmed the crew’s condition: “Yes. First of all, I will start with, yes, they are doing well. They are fine.” He said the Sandy engine went with three Sandy firefighters alongside 15 other engines from departments across the Salt Lake Valley and Utah counties and that crews worked “for 2 and a half days straight before getting their first break.”
The deployment is an EMAC response and will be reimbursed by state and federal sources, Mayor (name not specified) said: “the state is actually going to be reimbursing Sandy Fire Department for those resources.” Officials said…
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