Many animals have been left behind in California as wildfires rage in the Los Angeles area. However, a group of Arizona volunteers are doing what they can to help.
Cal Fire's posts thanking neighboring areas for wildfire assistance notably excluded Arizona, despite its crews sending aid since Jan. 8, as confirmed by Phoenix Mayor Kate Gallego.
Fires began Tuesday afternoon as high-speed winds, known as the Santa Ana winds, quickly spread flames from a small fire into Pacific Palisades.
In a state that averages more than 7,500 wildfires a year some California homeowners keep helmets and fire hoses handy. However, the Los Angeles fires demonstrate a new reality: Wildfires in the state are growing larger and more ferocious and burning into suburbs and cities more often,
Firefighting crews from Northern California and Arizona have been deployed to assist with the trio of devastating wildfires currently raging in Southern California.
The Rams were supposed to host a wild-card game at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, California. The contest had to be moved because of wildfires.
Arizona resources has been sent out to assist as multiple wildfires burn through heavily populated areas of southern California.
Both the Phoenix Fire Department and the Arizona Department of Forestry and Fire Management are deploying personnel and sending equipment.
The charities Best Friends Animal Society and Wings of Rescue worked together to transport dozens of cats and dogs out of L.A. County shelters amid the raging wildfires.
destroying or damaging at least 7,000 structures – making it one of California's most destructive blazes. According to the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner, at least 16 people have died as a ...
Fires tearing through the Los Angeles area have killed at least 24 people, displaced thousands of others and destroyed more than 12,000 structures.