Mexico has sent 72 firefighters to Los Angeles on Saturday to help battle the devastating wildfires across the region.
Disaster relief workers from the National Forestry Commission and the Ministry of Defense in Mexico also arrived to assist local emergency workers.
“Emergencies have no borders – we are deeply grateful to our neighbors in Mexico for their unwavering support during one of our greatest times of need,” Newsom said. “Thank you to President Claudia Sheinbaum Pardo for lending the best of the best.”
So far, there are over 12,000 personnel, including firefighters, guard service members, highway patrol officers and transportation teams, working the frontlines in the firefighting operations. Around 1,680 National Guard members and over 1,000 servicemembers from the CalGuard Military Police Forces are also in the field…