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Fountain Valley honors crews who fought Palisades and Eden fires; chief details mutual-aid response and toll
Summary
The City Council recognized Fountain Valley firefighters who joined mutual-aid responses to the Palisades and Eden wildfires. Fire leadership described intense wind-driven conditions, extended deployments and the human toll: the presentations cited thousands of structures damaged and civilian and firefighter casualties.
The Fountain Valley City Council on Feb. 4 recognized local firefighters who responded on mutual-aid to the January Palisades and Eden wildfires and heard a detailed account of operations, conditions and impacts.
Fire Chief Bill McQuay and on-the-line personnel described a "perfect storm" of 70–80 mph sustained winds and gusts over 100 mph, very dry fuels and rapidly spreading fire. Chief McQuay said Fountain Valley crews were among the early…
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