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PORTERVILLE, Calif. (KSEE/KGPE) - Firefighters from Porterville, deployed to conflict a astir 20,000-acre occurrence successful bluish California, are helping incorporate the fire, according to an update provided Wednesday morning.
The Porterville Fire Department's Patrol 71 team joined different California firefighters to conflict the Green Fire successful Shasta County. As of Wednesday morning, it is astatine 19,022 acres and 60% contained.
The Green Fire had grown importantly since Patrol 71 was archetypal deployed, having burned 11,642 acres on July 14. However, contempt increasing implicit 7,000 acres since, containment has grown.
Porterville Fire reports that their Patrol 71 squad has been moving tirelessly, having to enactment a operation of 12-hour and 24-hour shifts. As of Wednesday, the squad has been assigned to archetypal onslaught connected caller occurrence starts successful the region.
