County negotiates help for El Nino flooding

The County of San Diego already has an agreement with the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection to provide fire protection and emergency medical services to certain parts of the county. County and CalFire staff will be working on an agreement for deployment of CalFire personnel and other resources for El Nino flooding and other non-fire emergencies.

A 5-0 San Diego County Board of Supervisors vote Dec. 15 directed the county's chief administrative officer to work with CalFire to establish an agreement while authorizing the director of the county's Department of Emergency Servic...