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Astoria sends engine and crew to California wildfire response; city expects reimbursement
Summary
Astoria Fire Department deployed one engine and two personnel to the Palisades/Malibu wildfire response in early January as part of Oregon's multi‑agency strike teams. The city expects full reimbursement from California; estimated Astoria costs are roughly $83,000.
Astoria’s Fire Department deployed personnel and apparatus to assist California wildfire response in January, and City Council heard a field report on the deployment during the council’s Jan. 21 meeting.
Fire Chief Dan Crutchfield told the council that Oregon sent 21 strike teams — about 370 firefighters, 75 engines and 30 water tenders — on mutual-aid deployments to California. Clatsop County filled one strike team with 18 county firefighters, five engines and two staff vehicles. Astoria…
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