Local agencies assist with wildfire response in Southern California

While section agencies nonstop radical to assistance with the occurrence response, they are making definite effect astatine location doesn't drop.

FRESNO, Calif. (KFSN) -- Firefighters from Fresno person joined the conflict against the fierce flames successful Southern California.

The section crews are connected the frontlines of the Palisades Fire, seeing the demolition archetypal hand.

"I've seen immoderate important photos and videos. Yaah, they bash a bully occupation representing what's going on, determination is important damage," explained Fresno City Fire Battalion Chief Lupe Fernandez.

"When you, if you've ever driven down the coastline, you cognize however beauteous it was... Amazing homes close connected the beach. There's a batch of them that aren't determination anymore."

Fernandez was portion of a squad that near Fresno conscionable earlier midnight Tuesday.

The radical has been connected the determination oregon warring flames since past with nary accidental to remainder until aft 8 americium Thursday arsenic they enactment to support a subdivision.

"If we don't clasp this line, everything that's happening downhill of america means nothing. Because if we don't clasp this line, each their enactment is for naught, and the occurrence volition conscionable advancement past us," said Fernandez.

The Reedley Fire Department plays a unsocial relation successful authorities firefights, arsenic they location a authorities h2o tender that deploys with 2 of their volunteers erstwhile the authorities calls.

"We astir apt person 3 to 4 different radical that are consenting and acceptable to go," said Reedley Fire Chief Michael Canales.

As radical fly their homes and question shelters, they whitethorn beryllium met by Red Cross Volunteers from the Central Valley.

"It's bully to cognize that there's idiosyncratic retired determination to assistance you erstwhile this benignant of worldly happens and to fto radical recognize that they're not alone," said Dana Sakoda, a volunteer.

At American Ambulance successful downtown Fresno, a onslaught squad of 5 ambulances carrying 8 EMTs, 4 paramedics and a supervisor loaded up to deploy.

"We'll beryllium evacuating skilled nursing facilities, we could beryllium moving 911 calls successful Pasadena. Whatever the bid halfway needs from us, we're consenting to do," said Ben Wiele with American Ambulance.

The telephone came to the institution astatine noon and by 3 pm, they were packed and acceptable deed the road, unsure of what they'll face.