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By the time it finished tearing through Bell Canyon, the Santa Monica Mountains and Oak Park, 1,643 structures were destroyed and three people lost their lives.The truth is — fires during Santa Ana wind events can become unstoppable, as strong gusts can throw embers more than a mile ahead of a fire front, starting up blazes all over. They can easily escape from departments with helicopters and airplanes, not to mention dozens of boots on the ground.
Donia would go on to show them how to hook up to a hydrant and use a hose to extinguish hotspots that could kick back up after a fire rolls through.Since the Woolsey fire, the volunteer crew has purchased three small trucks, over a mile of hose, equipment and pumps that’ll let them draw water from backyard pools. There are 27 volunteers who've gone through various levels of wildland firefighter training recognized by the Office of the State Fire Marshall, according to Clancy..
Because of the community's location near the L.A. County border, L.A. City Fire has provided services to the neighborhood since 1979.
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