Central Coast fire departments send aid to fire in Orange County
VENTURA, Calif. – The Ventura County and Santa Barbara County Fire Departments have each deployed a Type 3 Strike Team to the large vegetation fire in Laguna Niguel, Orange County.
"We respond statewide to help our neighbors as they always help us," the Ventura County Fire Department said in a Tweet.
#CoastalFire A #VCFD Type 3 Strike Team has been deployed to a vegetation fire in Laguna Niguel, (Orange County). The fire is currently 183 acres. We respond statewide to help our neighbors as they always help us! Follow @OCFireAuthority for incident information. @CAL_FIRE @VCFD pic.twitter.com/7DWAOhGwJB
— VCFD PIO (@VCFD_PIO) May 12, 2022
The fire has already burned roughly 200 acres and destroyed 20 million-dollar homes.
The strike team includes five fire engines and one strike team leader for Ventura County, and Santa Barbara County sent five engines, a strike team leader, and a trainee, according to Santa Barbara County Fire Capt. Daniel Bertucelli.
#CoastalFire #VCFD Strike Team 9324C crews are working in division Alpha, deploying progressive hose-lines to reinforce containment lines and to extinguish hot spots. @OCFireAuthority for incident information. @CAL_FIRE @VCFD pic.twitter.com/4JAIRjKBBX
— VCFD PIO (@VCFD_PIO) May 12, 2022
