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OCFA briefing: expanded staffing and mutual aid kept recent red-flag fires in check, chief says
Summary
Orange County Fire Authority Battalion Chief Mike Morgenstern told the Tustin City Council that OCFA upstaffed engines, crews and helicopters for recent wind-driven 'red flag' events, deployed mutual-aid resources to Palisades and Eaton fires, and reported seven vegetation responses countywide; the agency said the largest was just over an acre.
Battalion Chief Mike Morgenstern of the Orange County Fire Authority briefed the Tustin City Council on OCFA’s response to recent wind-driven red-flag weather and statewide mutual-aid requests, saying the agency pre-positioned personnel and equipment to prevent local incidents from growing.
Morgenstern said OCFA began upstaffing on Jan. 7 and coordinated with Metro Net partner cities, Cal OES and Cal Fire to increase engine and crew coverage across Orange County. He listed assets placed on standby or deployed during the events:…
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