Fort Hunter Liggett and regional partners moved quickly to blunt the spread of the Plaskett Fire, which has burned roughly 30,000 acres in the adjacent Los Padres National Forest. The response underscores the installation’s emergency readiness and the value of mutual aid coordination in a fire-prone corridor of central California.
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"Fort Hunter Liggett, Local Partners Mobilize as Plaskett Fire Presses Monterey County Defenses"
Fort Hunter Liggett and regional partners moved quickly to blunt the spread of the Plaskett Fire, which has burned roughly 30,000 acres in the adjacent Los Padres National Forest. The response underscores the installation’s emergency readiness and the value of mutual aid coordination in a fire-prone corridor of central California.
Fort Hunter Liggett, Local Partners Mobilize as Plaskett Fire Presses Monterey County Defenses
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Fort Hunter Liggett and regional partners moved quickly to blunt the spread of the Plaskett Fire, which has burned roughly 30,000 acres in the adjacent Los Padres National Forest. The response underscores the installation’s emergency readiness and the value of mutual aid coordination in a fire-prone corridor of central California.
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