US EditionOregon firefighter teams arrive in Los Angeles to fight California wildfires
- Three hundred Oregon firefighters have arrived in Southern California to fight wildfires that have killed at least 10 people in Los Angeles.
- The firefighters are assigned to protect homes and patrol hotspots in the Palisades fire area, which has burned 20,438 acres.
- The deployment is one of Oregon's largest ever, with 12 teams totaling 240 firefighters mobilized after a request for aid.
- The Oregon firefighters will be in Southern California for up to 14 days, according to Oregon State Fire Marshal Mariana Ruiz-Temple.
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Local firefighters on frontlines of LA wildfires 'Proud to be representing Oregon'
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — Firefighters from Oregon are on the front lines of devasting wildfires in California Friday night. They told KOIN 6 News that despite the struggle, they've made some progress and appreciate the support from back home. After beginning on Tuesday, and exacerbated by high winds, the fires have so far claimed 11 lives, destroyed 10,000 buildings and put 153,000 people under evacuation orders. More than 55 square miles have bu…
Oregon strike teams arrive in Los Angeles area; hundreds working to protect homes, buildings from Palisades Fire
LOS ANGELES (KTVZ) -- The 15 Oregon strike teams mobilized by the Oregon state fire marshal to help with the wildfires in the Los Angeles area arrived Thursday. Eleven of the strike teams began their work Friday morning. Those 300 firefighters and 75 engines are assigned to the Palisades Fire, burning north of the Los Angeles
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