Orange County sheriff and fire authorities have released a joint statement disputing a recently published article by the Orange County Register that “called into question” the agencies’ response to the 200-acre Coastal fire, which destroyed 20 homes and damaged 11 others last month.
Signed by Orange County Fire Authority Chief Brian Fennessy and Sheriff Don Barnes, the June 9 statement called out the Register, who they say “relied heavily on the opinion” of retired OC Sheriff’s Department Sgt. Bill Fitzgerald.
