LOS ANGELES—A crew of 20 veteran firefighters based in California will head to Australia on Monday, Jan. 6, to help battle the country’s out-of-control wildfires that have killed at least 23 people and scorched millions of acres.
The crew of federal firefighters based in the Angeles National Forest north of Los Angeles will depart on Monday, said Carrie Bilbao. Bilbao is a spokeswoman with the National Interagency Fire Center in Boise, Idaho, which is mobilizing United States resources in response to Australia’s requests for international firefighting aide.
