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Participants will be able to directly ask Congressman Thompson questions about issues that impact the 1st District and he will respond on-the-spot for all participants to hear.
“Telephone town halls are a great way to bring residents from across Northern California together to share their concerns and get real-time answers,” said Congressman Thompson. “I’m looking forward to hearing questions on important issues like health care, the war in Iraq and climate change and then sharing what I’m doing in Congress to help. I hope everyone will use this opportunity to make their voices heard.”
The town hall meeting will be held from 7 to 8 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 1.
To join the toll-free call, dial 1-866-447-5149 and enter the pass code 13293.
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On Oct. 22, a team of five engines – one each from Lakeport Fire Protection District, Northshore Fire Protection District, Lake County Fire Protection District, South County Fire Protection District and Mendocino County's Anderson Valley – and 14 firefighting personnel reported for duty in Southern California, as Lake County News reported last week.
The group was assigned to the Lake Arrowhead area, where they helped protect homes, Lakeport Fire Protection District Chief Ken Wells reported last week.
On Monday afternoon Wells said the contingent was released from duty and by 2 p.m. were on their way home from Victorville.
Wells said he wasn't sure if they would stop along the way to rest or push to drive straight home.
The firefighters are returning home with “no injuries whatsoever,” said Wells.
“They'll probably have some nice stories when they come home,” he added.
On Monday Cal Fire reported that a total of 517,797 acres burned across San Diego, San Bernardino, Orange, Los Angeles, Santa Barbara, Riverside and Ventura counties.
Five fires are still burning as of early Tuesday morning, including the Witch, Harris and Poomacha in San Diego County, the Slide Fire in San Bernardino County and the Santiago Fire in Orange County.
Last week, in response to the severe fire conditions in Southern California, Cal Fire reopened Northern California's fire season, which allowed the agency to retain seasonal firefighting personnel to both respond to the southern wildfires and keep the northern areas staffed.
As of Monday, Cal Fire had not changed fire season's open status.
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