Has to do with availability to protect the DPA they are contracted to protect. The “Ducks” as we call them are paid for by LA County as a “Local Resource”(LRA). Not knowing for sure, but suspect that since this fire is 100% FRA and the ANF’s responsibility. I imagine they want them available for IA for the LAC mission and not committed to the FRA mission.
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Mapped by Intel 24 at 221 acres.
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That and it sounds like things are improving. HT55 also just released. I heard chatter from LAC to hold their Alpha STEN down in Santa Clarita and that there probably will be no need for them based on the progress being made.
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Holding at 220 acres, 5% containment, HT55 requested back to the incident and off the ground from Van Nuys.
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