Posted October 27, 2019 So just heard a traffic collision in 82s district on the Crest Highway up in the hills, Assignment was E582 and a squad which I could not hear as feed was poor. Where was LF82 and E82? Are LF been not staffed or put on strike teams? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted November 1, 2019 (edited) Extra staffing due to the Santa Ana wind event and numerous wildfires currently active in So-Cal Edited November 1, 2019 by RicardoBerg Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted November 1, 2019 Just to add, on these occasions when numerous fires are burning throughout California and/or extreme fire weather is occurring, it's kind of an "all hands on deck" mode. Many front-line rigs will be on incidents or assigned to strike teams and many, if not all reserve apparatus, will be staffed and either formed into strike teams or used to backfill stations. Light forces are split, with the engine component fully staffed. Even rigs assigned to Training Services will be pressed into service if necessary. Although it sounds like E582 was actually filling in at FS82 for E82, it doesn't always work out as "clean" as that. As the mad scramble for reserve rigs goes on to replace front-line apparatus throughout the county, an engine like E582 could just about as easily end up in Palos Verdes, Diamond Bar, or Lancaster being used to replace one of their rigs. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
