Oregon Sends Additional Firefighting Teams To California
Oregon State Fire Marshal (OSFM) indicated yesterday that six additional strike teams of water tenders are going to Southern California.
More Oregon Firefighting Teams Head To California
Thirty water tenders and 70 firefighters are from Clackamas, Columbia, Coos, Curry, Douglas, Lane, Lincoln, Linn, Multnomah, and Umatilla counties. These are in addition to the 15 Oregon firefighting teams sent to Los Angeles, which have already started work on the Palisades Fire.
A standard response tool to wildfires, a water tender is a specialized truck designed to carry and deliver significant amounts of water. Some of the Oregon water tenders headed for California are new tactical tenders delivered to local fire agencies through the OSFM Engine Program last year.
The Oregon Department of Emergency Management and the Emergency Management Assistance Compact facilitated the request for assistance. The compact provides help during governor-declared emergencies or disasters, and states can send personnel, equipment, and supplies to support response and recovery efforts in other states.
The additional teams, which will also be reimbursed directly by California, will leave on Saturday afternoon and Sunday morning. Before receiving assignments from CAL Fire, they will undergo a routine safety check to ensure the safety of first responders.
During emergencies, the OSFM mobilizes the Oregon Fire Mutual Aid System, which comprises over 300 local structural fire agencies across Oregon to protect people, property, and critical infrastructure.
Southern California expects dangerous fire conditions into next week, and the OSFM mobilized 370 firefighters, 21 strike teams, 75 fire engines, and 30 water tenders.
Visit CAL Fire’s Current Emergency Incidents webpage for more information on the Southern California fires.
California officials turned them away. Get this, all of the fires burning in California, that are full of toxic and pollutants are spewing into the air already because of burning Tires, paint, etc… California stated that the fire trucks did NOT PASS EMISSIONS TESTS for entry into California. WTF!!!!
With the little pollutants coming from the firetrucks, are insignificant compared to the pollution generated by the fires there. The people in the California Government need to be ousted from their positions, and new Officials Elected that can make much better decisions and are NOT part of the WOKENESS and uneducated decisions when it comes to the saving the state of California. What a waste.