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Two Local Strike Teams Still On Duty

Todays is : Wednesday, 20 August 2008

Written by Carroll Buckley
Tuesday, 08 July 2008
While one Strike Team of Imperial Valley Firefighters returned last night two other teams remain up north. Imperial County Fire Department Assistant Chief Tony Rouhoutas Jr. told KXO News that a second Strike Team consisting of an Imperial County Fire Department brush truck as well as men and equitment from Calipatria State Prison, the City of Calipatria and two other Southern California cities may be released as early as tomorrow if fire conditions continue to improve. According to Rouhoutas a brush truck is smaller and more manueverable which is helpful in fighting wildfires in rugged terrain. A third Strike Team consisting of an Imperial County Fire truck and 3 firefighters, 2 from Imperial County Fire Department and 1 from the El Centro Fire Department , has also been sent to Northern California where crews and still battling hundreds of blazes.