LAFD Responds to 'Powerhouse' Wildfire in Angeles National Forest

Pursuant to a Mutual Aid Request, the Los Angeles Fire Department has assigned one Strike Team of firefighters, one LAFD Helicopter with support crew, as well as specially certified Command and operational staff to assist the U.S. Forest Service and allied agencies in their battle against a brush fire that began on May 30, 2013 in the Angeles National Forest between Castaic and Palmdale (Antelope Valley), approximately 17 miles north of our City.


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These forty personnel from the Los Angeles Fire Department have been dispatched to the Powerhouse Wildfire Incident in accordance with the California Fire Service and Rescue Emergency Mutual Aid Plan. Administered by the California Emergency Management Agency (Cal EMA), the plan is designed to ensure resources for local jurisdictions when their own assets are committed or insufficient for an emergency.

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 U.S. Forest Service (@R5_Fire_News) and/or Los Angeles County Fire Department (@LACoFDPIO) and/or Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department (@LASD_News), which are in Joint Command of this incident that originated within the Angeles National Forest (@Angeles_NF).

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Submitted by Brian Humphrey, Spokesman
Los Angeles Fire Department

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