ACFD, East Bay Firefighters Sent to Battle NorCal Wildfire

ALAMEDA COUNTY, CA — A strike force made up of firefighters and equipment from four East Bay fire departments has been sent to battle a wildfire in Tulare County.

Strike Team OES 2870C was deployed to the Dinley Fire. The team is made up of firefighters from Alameda County Fire Department, Hayward Fire Department, Fremont Fire Department and Oakland Fire Department.

The Dinely Fire has burned 339 acres northeast of Lake Kaweah. As of Friday morning it is 65 percent contained. Some residents have been evacuated. A Red Cross shelter has been set up in a nearby church.

-Image via Alameda County Fire

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