East Bay Prepares for Fire Season
Posted on June 29th, 2009 by Tim Sbranti
The Contra Costa Fire District and Alameda County Fire Department are doing their part to prepare for the upcoming fire season. Both, simulated fires in their respective areas as part of a training dealing with realistic conditions. On Wednesday and Thursday, Camp Parks held the ultimate of wildland fire-training sessions. The Army base was the site of a massive exercise involving 450 firefighters from agencies across all nine Bay Area counties and some from out of state, including the Contra Costa Fire District and Alameda County Fire Department, along with the San Jose, Fremont, Montecito, San Francisco, Oakland and Reno fire departments.
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