Philomath’s effort to help fight L.A. fires takes unexpected turn

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Philomath’s effort to help fight L.A. fires takes unexpected turn

Philomath Fire and Rescue’s attempt to deploy two personnel and a fire engine to the Los Angeles-area fires as part of an Oregon State Fire Marshal mobilization team this week didn’t work out as planned.Fire Chief Chancy Ferguson said the fire district’s Type 3 engine en route to L.A. broke down in Corning, California, which is about 50 miles south of Redding and 115 miles north of Sacramento “It broke down with a transfer case issue, so it’s in…