Twenty-eight firefighters from Vandenberg’s 30th Civil Engineer Squadron continue to prevent the spread of the La Brea wildfire raging through the hills of the Los Padres National Forest.
The State of California called upon the help of Vandenberg’s firefighters to extinguish the blaze of a fire that started Aug. 8.
Vandenberg’s firefighters can travel as far south as San Diego, and as far north as San Francisco, to help fire departments from around California ward off wildfires. The only instance Vandenberg’s firefighters will not respond to a California wildfire in this region is if it would conflict with Vandenberg’s mission.
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