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NOT WANT TO BE INVOLVED IN PARIS
ACCORD.
DID YOU KNOW 95% OF WILDFIRES IN
CALIFORNIA ARE CAUSED BY HUMANS?
ARE AND COUNTY FIRE AUTHORITY
SHARE THAT INFORMATION SHOWING
OFF SOME OF ITS FIREFIGHTING
EQUIPMENT.
THEY'RE REMINDING YOU TO HAVE
DEFENSIBLE SPACE AND
FIRE-RESISTANT LANDSCAPING
AROUND YOUR HOME.
PAT: THEY ARE ASKING YOU NOT TO
USE WEED WHACKERS ON HOT DAYS.
IF YOU HIT SEMANTIC COULD THROW
OFF A SPARK TO START THE FIRE A
CERTIFIER PODESTA THAT THE
NUMBER OF WOOD ON SUNDAY WHEN A
MAN USING POWER TOOLS CLEAR
BRUSH SPARKED A FIRE.
RICK: A SECOND FIRE IN SYLMAR.
PAT: DANIELLE GERSH IS LIKE TO
TELL US WHY SOME OF THOSE
CHOPPERS WERE STUCK ON THE
GROUND.
DANIELLE: HI PAT AND RICK.
ONLY TO L.A. CITY HELICOPTERS
WERE SENT OUT TO FIGHT BRUSH
FIRES THAT BROKE OUT ON SUNDAY.
NOW THE CITY WANTS TO KNOW WHY
THIS HAPPENED AND MAKE SURE IT
DOESN'T HAPPEN AGAIN.
AS LOS ANGELES CITY FIREFIGHTERS
BATTLED TO BRUSHFIRE SUNDAY THIS
ONE IN BRENTWOOD ON MANDEVILLE
CANTON -- MANDEVILLE CANYON THAT
GREW TO 20 ACRES AND ANOTHER IN
SYLMAR WERE ABOUT HALF THE
HELICOPTER FLEET.
OF THE SIX CHOPPERS FOR DROP
WATER INTO THE FOUR WERE OUT FOR
MAINTENANCE FORCING L.A. COUNTY
FIRE TO STEP IN AND HELP.
HERE YOU CAN SEE AN L.A. COUNTY
CHOPPER HELPING FIGHT THE FLAMES
FLAMES.
MUTUAL AID WAS ABLE TO HELP
US OUT BUT THEY ARE SUPPOSED TO
BE SOMETHING THAT SUPPLEMENTS
WHAT WE ARE DOING NOT REPLACING
WHAT WE ARE DOING.
REPORTER: COUNCILMEMBERS FILED A
MOTION TUESDAY TO FIND OUT HOW
AND WHY THIS HAPPENED SAYING THE
REDUCED NUMBER OF
AFFECTED THE RESPONSE TO THE
FIRES.
I'M ASKING FOR SERVICES AT
LAFD TO REPORT THE PROBLEM IS.
REPORTER: THE COUNCILMAN TELLS
US THE CHOPPERS REQUIRE
MAINTENANCE AND WERE DUE FOR
SERVICE BUT THE CITY'S GENERAL
SERVICES DEPARTMENT IN CHARGE OF
TAKING CARE OF THEM HADN'T
GOTTEN AROUND TO IT YET.
IN THE STATEMENT THEY TOLD US
THE DEPARTMENT OF GENERAL
SERVICES IS WORKING WITH THE LOS
ANGELES FIRE DEPARTMENT TO
RETURN AS MANY HELICOPTERS AS
POSSIBLE BACK TO SERVICE AS
QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE.
HE SAID THE LAPD AND LAFD OUR
PRIORITY AND SERVICE TO PUTMAN
MUST BE DONE WITH URGENCY.
HE SAYS HE'S DETERMINED TO GET
TO THE BOTTOM OF THIS.
GRATEFUL THE WEATHER COOPERATED
SUNDAY AND THEY CAN USE THIS AS
A LEARNING EXPERIENCE.
WE KNOW WE WILL HAVE WORSE
FIRES.
WE KNOW THE RISK IS THERE SO WE
NEED TO GET BETTER.
REPORTER: THE COUNCILMAN DID
COMMEND FIREFIGHTERS SAYING THEY
DID A GREAT JOB ESPECIALLY GIVEN