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It was like a fire bucket brigade, with workers passing the melons down the line to be placed into large boxes on a flatbed, a process the owner called “pitching.”

"People are kept in positions for over 100 days," he told his 850,000 followers on Telegram last week, adding that "the already exhausted brigades become even more exhausted".

"Due to the large amount of smoke being produced by the fire, residents in the local area should keep doors and windows closed as crews respond," the brigade posted on X.

The department later clarified the statement, saying the change only applies to individuals in the Santa Monica Mountains’ community brigade who have received significant training from the department and operate under the department’s command.

A single unit of the 5th brigade can carry out several logistical missions with UGVs in one day.