El Segundo outlines wildfire response: engines deployed, N95 masks available, street-sweeping enforcement paused

Fire Chief Avery and Police Chief Saul Rodriguez updated El Segundo residents on the city’s response to Southern California wildfires, saying the city has deployed firefighting resources to assist neighboring areas, is hosting evacuees and has temporarily paused street-sweeping enforcement.

“We wanted to reach out to the residents of El Segundo to give an update on our city's combined emergency response to the wildfires that are still burning as we speak,” Fire Chief Avery said. He told residents the El Segundo Fire Department had deployed two engines and eight firefighters as part of two South Bay strike teams while remaining “fully staffed and ready to serve the El Segundo community at a moment’s notice.” Chief Avery said the city’s emergency management team is in constant contact with the Los Angeles County Office of…