Bay Area firefighters are being sent to Los Angeles to help battle a series of wildfires fueled by strong winds. The Eaton Fire, one of the blazes, has already caused significant damage in the Altadena neighborhood. The situation is reminiscent of the devastating North Bay firestorms experienced in 2017 and 2018, prompting local fire crews to send strike teams and task forces to support Southern California's firefighting efforts.
Bay Area firefighters are reminded of the 2017 North Bay firestorm as they head to Los Angeles to assist in the firefighting efforts.The devastation in Doug Hofmann's Altadena neighborhood is unimaginable. On Tuesday night, the Sonoma County native says he saw the beginning of the so-called Eaton Fire erupt on the mountainside just behind his Los Angeles area home.
"Seeing a home burning in front of you, the heat that's generated from it. And the sound of a home burning is something that is just other worldly," said Hofmann. It's an experience that Santa Rosa Fire Marshal Paul Lowenthal says reminds him of situations local fire crews faced back in 2017 and 2018.
Lowenthal says two strike teams have already made their way down to LA and another task force will join them Wednesday afternoon.That means a total of 15 local engines will be assisting in the firefighting efforts.
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