"We stand by our response and are proud of the firefighters and law enforcement personnel who worked the front lines for days on end - first to aggressively fight the fire and safely evacuate residents, and then to provide comfort and care as the families returned." "Every decision made in the early moments of the Coastal Fire and throughout the days that followed was made in partnership and with the best interest of the community in mind," the statement continued. The statement, which is signed by both OCFA Chief Brian Fennessy and OC Sheriff Don Barnes, stands by the response efforts of the two agencies, noting that the additional and inaccurate information brought criticism that could "cause additional trauma for a community still recovering and rebuilding." (Wally Skalij/Los Angeles Times via Getty Images) This is not only untrue, it is unfair to the residents who lost their homes and the first responders who put themselves in harm's way to protect life and property." Laguna Niguel, California May 11, 2022- Firefighters battle the Coastal fire at Coronado Pointe in Laguna Niguel Wednesday.
"A rehashing of a years-old and long-resolved issue between our agencies served as the column's focal point," it continued."From our perspective, this led readers to draw the conclusion that, if not for this brief past issue, our efforts during the Coastal Fire may have been different. These questions caused a slew of responses online, including an article posted by the Orange County Register, which the joint statement refers to specifically.
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In recent years, the partnership between the two was also called to question when the Orange County Board of Supervisors reportedly demanded that they put differences aside and work together, after a series of incidents revealed that fire and sheriff's pilots had been arguing over the radio. However, the water tanks were removed from the aircraft a little over three years ago, and in the case of a fire have to be bolted back on, which takes more than an hour.
Locals were quick to ask why there was only one water-dropping aircraft on scene, as the Sheriff's Department used to have a pair of helicopters used for firefighting on standby. The fire, which burned over 200 acres and torched 20 homes and is speculated to have been caused by a downed SoCal Edison wire, began on May 11, and was not completely contained until May 17. The Orange County Sheriff's Department and Orange County Fire Authority issued a joint statement Thursday, responding to allegations that a long-standing rivalry between the two agencies caused a lessened response to May's Coastal Fire in Laguna Niguel.
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