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“I think every agency is doing everything in their power to control this fire so many communities don’t get destroyed,” said Big Bear Lake City Manager Erik Sund.

Big Bear Lake City Manager Erik Sund is hopeful the fires that have burned in the valley in recent years, including the Radford fire in 2022, will help mitigate the current blaze by cutting down on available fuel for the flames.

Andrew Sund, president of Heritage, expressed appreciation for Beavert’s life work.

Matthews’ experience on Jan. 6 is largely consistent with the accounts of other District of Columbia and law enforcement officials involved in the response that day, including one provided by the former Capitol Police chief, Steven A. Sund, who said the Pentagon was more concerned about “optics” than quickly deploying the National Guard.

He wondered aloud why Epps was not in jail, as his guest, former Capitol Police Chief Steven Sund—who has speculated that multiple federal agents were in the crowd during the insurrection—implied that Epps was a plant.