20 firefighters who battled California blazes head to Australia to help
LA TimesEduardo Valle, 30, shown with his wife and daughter, is one of 20 local firefighters preparing to head to Australia to assist the Victoria Rural Fire Service in wildfire suppression operations. A group of 20 firefighters, including several who battled October’s Saddleridge fire near Sylmar, will travel to Australia on Monday to help combat the wildfires that have ravaged roughly 12.4 million acres of land and killed at least 24 people and millions of birds, reptiles and mammals. The request to Angeles National Fire Service came from the National Interagency Fire Center — the government agency that is coordinating the deployment of firefighters from the United States. Justine Gude is one of 20 local firefighters who will to head to Melbourne, Australia, to assist the Victoria Rural Fire Service in wildfire suppression operations.
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