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OCFA tells Buena Park council it upstaffed before Jan. 7 fires and will remain on elevated staffing
Summary
Orange County Fire Authority Division Chief Matt Sheets told the council OCFA anticipated red-flag weather and upstaffed Jan. 6; strike teams, helicopters and a DOC dispatch center were deployed, and staffing will remain elevated while weather threats continue.
Orange County Fire Authority Division Chief Matt Sheets briefed the Buena Park City Council on Jan. 13 about regional wildfire operations and the agency’s local posture after the Jan. 7 fires in the Los Angeles area.
Sheets said OCFA monitored National Weather Service forecasts and implemented upstaffing on Jan. 6, deploying strike teams (five engines plus a battalion…
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