Local firefighters help out in Northern California

Eleven firefighters from the North County Fire Protection District are among the thousands of firefighters battling the fires burning across Northern California, considered among the deadliest in state history.

North County Fire Chief Steve Abbott said two fire engines – one out of Station 2 and the other out of Station 5 – and a smaller Type 6 truck ended up traveling to Napa after first being deployed to Anaheim Oct. 9 to assist with the Canyon Fire. On Oct. 11, the North County Fire personnel was released from the Canyon Fire and reassigned to the Northern California fires.

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