More than 70 firefighters from Mexico were welcomed by Gov. Gavin Newsom at Los Angeles International Airport on Saturday, offering aid in the county’s fight against some the state’s worst fires in history.
“Emergencies have no borders — we are deeply grateful to our neighbors in Mexico for their unwavering support during one of our greatest times of need. Thank you to President Claudia Sheinbaum Pardo for lending the best of the best,” Newsom said.
The 70+ firefighters and disaster relief workers, from Mexico’s National Forestry Commission and Ministry of Defense, will add to the state’s now 14,000 personnel fighting the fires (including those from other agencies like guard service members, highway patrol officers and transportation teams), according to the office of the governor…