San Diego Firefighter Deployed To Maui After Devastating Wildfires

Urban Search and Rescue California Task Force 8, hosted by the San Diego Fire-Rescue Department, deployed one SDFD firefighter/paramedic. (Rachel N...

August 16, 2023
3:22 AM

Urban Search and Rescue California Task Force 8, hosted by the San Diego Fire-Rescue Department, deployed one SDFD firefighter/paramedic. (Rachel Nunes/Patch) SAN DIEGO, CA — A San Diego firefighter was deployed Monday to Maui to help respond to the wildfires that have devastated Hawaii. Urban Search and Rescue California Task Force 8, hosted by the San Diego Fire-Rescue Department, deployed one SDFD firefighter/paramedic. He will serve as a point of arrival mobilization specialist, according to Mónica Muñoz, spokesperson for the San Diego Fire-Rescue Department.

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