In the past 48 hours, Federal Fire Department San Diego and U.S. Navy Sailors have conducted numerous firefighting operations, making significant progress with the help of aerial firefighting operations conducted by U.S. Navy helicopters.
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- Federal Fire San Diego is the on-scene lead for firefighting efforts on @NavBaseSD combatting the fire on @LHD6BHR. “Currently there are two firefighting teams fighting the fire aboard the ship,” said Federal Fire San Diego Division Chief Rob Bondurant.
- The fire was called away at approx. 8:30 AM, July 12. Approx. 160 Sailors were aboard at the time. @LHD6BHR is going through a maintenance availability and has a crew size of approx. 1000. 18 Sailors have been transferred to a local hospital with non-life threatening injuries.
- The 6:30 p.m. Bonhomme Richard (LHD 6) fire press conference with Rear Adm. Philip Sobeck will be live-streamed on the Surface Warriors Facebook page. facebook.com/SurfaceWarrior…
- Local, base, and shipboard fire fighting teams are responding to a fire aboard USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD 6) located on Naval Base San Diego. More information to follow. @LHD6BHR @NavBaseSD
- We are continuing to engage in firefighting efforts and will continue to provide updates via our social media platforms. There are currently no scheduled press conferences for the rest of today.
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