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Imperial County reports local strike teams deployed to Los Angeles-area fires; officials urge residents to clear combustible vegetation
Summary
County fire chief said Imperial County deployed strike teams, water tenders and technical specialists to assist Los Angeles-area fires, and noted communication-system issues that led to cached emergency messages being sent when towers returned to service.
Imperial County Fire Chief David Lancer told the Board of Supervisors that county personnel have been deployed to multiple Los Angeles-area wildfires as part of mutual-aid strike teams. The deployments include a water-tender assignment, personnel moved from San Bernardino to the Eaton Fire, and two technical specialists assigned to work as liaisons with Mexican firefighters providing mutual aid.
Chief Lancer named participating local…
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