“Dispatchers answer thousands of calls, people trapped in Thomas Fire, homes in flames. One call became 10 calls and then hundreds of calls as the fire exploded in Ventura County”. So begins the VC Star feature story of our remarkable dispatchers during the worst wildfire in California history. Pictured: Brittany Farrell, a Ventura County Fire Department dispatcher, answers a call at the Camarillo communications center. (Photo credit: Anthony Plascencia/The Star) Click here to read full story.
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