California Rescue Teams Head to East Coast to Help With Hurricane Relief

Hurricane Florence is seen from the International Space Station as it churns in the Atlantic Ocean towards the east coast of the United States, September 10, 2018. NASA/Handout via REUTERS

Firefighters from Los Angeles, Sacramento and Orange counties have departed for the East Coast where Hurricane Florence was expected to hit this week.

The Los Angeles Fire Department deployed a 16-member Urban Search and Rescue Team to Bowling Green, Virginia on Sept. 11. A Los Angeles County swift-water rescue team was also dispatched to Raleigh, North Carolina.