Thousands of firefighters are battling multiple major wildfires in California, leading to fatalities and mass evacuations. Washington State is sending personnel and equipment to assist the U.S. Forest Service in California. Various fire departments across Washington are mobilizing crews and resources to aid the firefighting effort.
Teams of firefighters left Washington Wednesday afternoon after answering the call for help to fight theThousands of firefighters were battling at least three separate and significant fires, from the Pacific Coast inland to Pasadena on Wednesday. Five people were killed, and thousands have fled their burning homes, according to officials. More than a thousand homes are destroyed.
A short time later, wildland firefighters from Tulalip Bay Fire Department and Snohomish Regional Fire and Rescue announced some of their wildland firefighters were already on the road and headed to Southern California. Crews from Eastside Fire & Rescue are used to answering the call for help outside their usual service areas. Its Emergency Management Division deals with all phases of disaster management, from fighting wildfires to training and planning for disasters.
Washington Task Force One is one of 28 FEMA urban search and rescue teams in the U.S., said Palmer. California has eight teams.
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