[oldalum]

My neighbor's son is the crew boss of a Washington State Forest Service firefighter team. They specialize in fighting mountain forest fires. They had been stationed in SoCal for a couple weeks in December, then returned to Washington. Drove down again and have been assigned to the Eaton fire. I'm sure other teams from Washington are there now, too.

Thank him and his team for their service. Why were they here in December?

I was wrong, it was in November overlapping Thanksgiving, and ironically they were positioned there as an immediately available resource because of the anticipated fire danger from Santa Ana winds!

[oldalum]

My neighbor's son is the crew boss of a Washington State Forest Service firefighter team. They specialize in fighting mountain forest fires. They had been stationed in SoCal for a couple weeks in December, then returned to Washington. Drove down again and have been assigned to the Eaton fire. I'm sure other teams from Washington are there now, too.

Thank him and his team for their service. Why were they here in December?

I was wrong, it was in November overlapping Thanksgiving, and ironically they were positioned there as an immediately available resource because of the anticipated fire danger from Santa Ana winds!