Thousands of firefighters are battling multiple large wildfires across California, forcing thousands to evacuate their homes. Washington state is sending personnel and equipment to assist with the firefighting efforts.
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.
Washington’s Department of Natural Resources (DNR) confirmed Wednesday it’s sending personnel and equipment to assist the U.S. Forest Service in California. In an email, a DNR spokesperson said it was responding to a request from the U.S. Forest Service and would send two strike teams – comprised of 10 engines and some 35 personnel members to theIn a regional meeting, including the Washington Emergency Management Division Wednesday afternoon, officials will decide how many crews and which resources from area fire departments will be going to the Los Angeles area. The exact number is not yet clear. By late Wednesday afternoon, Eastside Fire and Rescue said it was working on a ‘manifest’ and planned to send at least two Commanders and eight wildland firefighters. A short time later, wildland firefighters from Tulalip Bay Fire Department and Snohomish Regional Fire and Rescue (SRF&R) announced some of their wildland firefighters were already on the road and headed to Southern California. SRF&R posted this to social media Wednesday, “This afternoon, Snohomish Regional Fire & Rescue deployed Engine 82A with four firefighters, including a wildland strike team leaders to assist with the fires in California. We wish them a safe and successful mission as they work to protect lives and property!” Washington State Department of Natural Resources (WADNR) spokesperson Thomas Kyle-Milward told KOMO News California officials have requested 50 task forces or about 250 structural engines from federal emergency managemen
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