National Guard Ready for Fires’ AftermathBy Staff Sgt. Jim Greenhill, USA Special to American Forces Press Service
VALLEY CENTER, Calif., Oct. 31, 2007 – Under a sky still smoky from active wildfires, National Guard citizen-soldiers prepared for the flash floods and mudslides that will come long after the flames are extinguished.
Faced with the possibility of heavy rains causing mudslides and flash floods following the Southern California wildfires, California Army National Guard citizen-soldiers fill thousands of sandbags to protect lives and property. More than 2,500 National Guard citizen-soldiers and -airmen are assisting civilian authorities with the fires. National Guard photo (Click photo for screen-resolution image);high-resolution image available.
