First responders from Mexico arrived at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) Jan. 11, to support firefighting and emergency response efforts that have been underway across LA County since the destructive wildfires began last week.
Gov. Gavin Newsom and other officials were at LAX to greet the 72 firefighters and disaster relief workers from Mexico’s National Forestry Commission and its Ministry of Defense. The military personnel include medical doctors, engineers and search-and-rescue workers, and the forestry specialists include trained firefighters.
As the military aircraft landed at LAX, crew members extended a Mexican flag through the cockpit of the plane, which waved in the air as it taxied its way across the airport tarmac…