Pasadena Firefighters Deploy to Moccasin Fire in Mariposa County

A strike team made up of six Pasadena firefighters responded to Mariposa County on Friday to assist their colleagues to the north with the Moccasin Fire near Yosemite.

The four-members crew of Engine 26, along with two battalion chiefs, departed for the fire late Friday afternoon, city spokeswoman Lisa Derderian said.

The fire erupted Thursday near Yosemite and the Tuolumne County line and has scorched more than 2,800 acres, prompting evacuations, according to Cal Fire. No containment lines had been established.