LAFD Responds to 'Madison' Wildfire in Monrovia

Pursuant of a formal Mutual Aid Request, the Los Angeles Fire Department has assigned one Strike Team of firefighters and one LAFD Helicopter to assist the Monrovia Fire Department and allied agencies in their battle against a brush fire near Madison Avenue and Crescent Drive in Monrovia, California, approximately 9 miles northeast of our City.


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These 25 personnel from the Los Angeles Fire Department have been dispatched to the Madison Wildfire in accordance with the California Fire Service and Rescue Emergency Mutual Aid Plan.

Administered by the California Emergency Management Agency (CalEMA), the plan is designed to ensure resources for local jurisdictions when their own assets are committed or insufficient for a specific emergency incident.

The City of Los Angeles remains protected by the use of additional staff and reserve apparatus to cover foreseeable local needs.

The men and women of the LAFD ask motorists to remain watchful for these and other convoys of emergency apparatus, and to be mindful of the space necessary for them to safely maneuver on local roads and highways.

Pursuant of protocol, official public and media information regarding this wildfire, including the actions of assigned LAFD personnel, will be provided by the Monrovia Fire Department, which maintains daily jurisdictional authority of the area where the fire is burning.

Submitted by Brian Humphrey, Spokesman
Los Angeles Fire Department

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