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According to the Lompoc Journal archives (now Lompoc Record), the first organized fire protection in the Lompoc colony was formed on August 31, 1875. [5] The first "Fire Company or Hook and Ladder Company" was an all volunteer fire brigade organized 13 years before Lompoc became a city. H.R. Fabing was elected foreman of the Fire Company, making him Lompoc's first unofficial fire chief.
On September 18 the fire jumped to over 2,200 acres (8.9 km 2) prompting evacuation warnings for homes on San Miguelito Canyon south of Lompoc and east of the base. [5] By mid-afternoon on September 19 the fire had grown to over 4,528 acres (18.3 km 2 ) and with no containment was continuing to burn with a moderate rate of spread.
The latest Los Angeles County wildfire, dubbed the Hughes Fire, began as a brush fire Wednesday a little before 11 a.m. before spreading to over 8,000 acres by around 4 p.m. local time.
The Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department said it was ready to keep inmates safe at the Pitchess Detention Center as the Hughes Fire raged nearby. In a Facebook post, the sheriff's department ...
As of Saturday evening, the Palisades fire was 11% contained and the Eaton fire, which devastated much of Altadena and is now burning mostly in the San Gabriel Mountains, was 15% contained. On ...
The Lompoc Police Department is the primary law enforcement agency for the city. The city is also served by the Lompoc Fire Department (LFD), which responds to more than 3,800 emergency and non-emergency calls per year. [34] American Medical Response Santa Barbara County (AMR SBC) provides the primary emergency medical response and ambulance ...
More than 7,500 feet of concrete barriers and more than 6,500 sandbags have been deployed to areas burned in the Palisades Fire in case of debris flows, Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass announced Tuesday.
The fire threatened 1,200 buildings in Lompoc, prompting evacuation orders for the affected areas. On May 16, evacuation orders were lifted, after the fire was reported to be 95% contained. At 9:20 AM PDT on May 19, the Miguelito Fire was reported to be 100% contained. No structural damage or injuries were reported. [47]