Sandy Fire in Southern California’s Simi Valley grows to more than 1,300 acres, prompts mandatory evacuations

the ability to drop up to a thousand gallons of water per drop, and a quick turnaround time from a lake nearby, has been instrumental,” Dowd said.

Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass said that city officials were “closely monitoring” the fire and that the Los Angeles Fire Department had deployed some resources to support Ventura County crews.

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