Inside the dramatic air attack that saved Brentwood and Encino from the surging Palisades fire

"A lot of it, honestly, just had to do with the amount of resources available to us, and everybody briefed and everybody ready. Even though we were ready the first day, we still didn't have as many resources as we did on Friday, and that's honestly a huge part of our success - not just in the air but the ground also."

"The next 24 hours became an all-out attack of air resources, with enough helicopters responding to the fire's flare-up that the choppers were, at times, lined up, just waiting for orders to make their next drop."

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