Local firefighters are returning to Douglas County after helping battle the destructive Southern California wildfires.
The Douglas Forest Protective Association sent a strike team to Los Angeles earlier this month. Included are several Days Creek graduates, whose names DFPA could not release. This story will be updated.
“Most of our strike team has been assigned to the Palisades Fire and is building contingency lines in the Topanga Canyon area,” DFPA said in a release. “They want everyone to know they are safe, showering, and eating well. They thank you for your kind words of gratitude and prayers for safety.”
At least 28 people have died as multiple wildfires, fueled by severe drought conditions and strong winds, rage across Southern California.
Thousands of firefighters have been battling wildfires across 45 square miles of densely populated Los Angeles County. The two largest fires, the Palisades Fire in Pacific Palisades and the Eaton Fire near Pasadena, remain active. One of the latest, the Hughes Fire in the Castaic area, has prompted evacuation orders for tens of thousands of people.
The fires have been driven by months of drought and the Santa Ana winds. According to the University of California at Los Angeles, the “Santa Ana is a blustery, dry and warm, often hot, wind that blows out of the desert.”
