[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 159 (2013), Part 5]
[House]
[Pages 6429-6430]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




 THE CAMARILLO SPRINGS WILDFIRE AND THE HEROISM OF THE FIRST RESPONDERS

  (Ms. BROWNLEY of California asked and was given permission to address 
the House for 1 minute.)
  Ms. BROWNLEY of California. Last week, Ventura County endured one of 
the largest wildfires in our county's history. The Camarillo Springs 
wildfire burned over 28,000 acres, damaging some homes and buildings 
and threatening many neighborhoods in Ventura County.
  I rise today to thank more than 1,800 firefighters and first 
responders who worked around the clock to control the blaze and who, in 
so doing, saved every single life and prevented the potentially massive 
destruction of personal property. Despite high heat, dry temperatures, 
and very windy conditions, firefighters in Ventura County joined others 
from throughout the State to successfully contain the fire quickly and 
without any loss of life.

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  I am so proud of our first responders and of our brave firefighters. 
All of Ventura County is so very grateful for their heroic dedication 
to our continued safety.

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