Crime & Safety
After A Month On The Fire Lines, Local Firefighters Return Home
They are members of strike teams, deployed to other counties to battle wildfires.

ALAMEDA COUNTY, CA — Alameda County firefighters on multiple strike forces providing mutual aid to battle wildfires have finally returned home.
They each spent at least 27 days in a row on the fire lines and away from their families.
They are members of Strike Teams XNA2201C, E308, E323, and E8235.
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The department said in a social media post, "Huge thank you to these fantastic firefighters for helping the State of CA during this exhausting fire season."
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