Fort Hunter Liggett and regional partners moved quickly to contain the Plaskett Fire as it threatened the installation’s perimeter and burned roughly 30,000 acres in the adjacent Los Padres National Forest. The response underscores the Army post’s emergency readiness and the value of mutual-aid coordination in Monterey County, California, where military, federal and local agencies operate in close proximity.
"Fort Hunter Liggett, Partners Mount Rapid Defense Against Plaskett Fire"
Fort Hunter Liggett and regional partners moved quickly to contain the Plaskett Fire as it threatened the installation’s perimeter and burned roughly 30,000 acres in the adjacent Los Padres National Forest. The response underscores the Army post’s emergency readiness and the value of mutual-aid coordination in Monterey County, California, where military, federal and local agencies operate in close proximity.
Fort Hunter Liggett, Partners Mount Rapid Defense Against Plaskett Fire
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Fort Hunter Liggett and regional partners moved quickly to contain the Plaskett Fire as it threatened the installation’s perimeter and burned roughly 30,000 acres in the adjacent Los Padres National Forest. The response underscores the Army post’s emergency readiness and the value of mutual-aid coordination in Monterey County, California, where military, federal and local agencies operate in close proximity.
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