Update: Las Vegas strike teams aid in Southern California wildfire battle

LAS VEGAS (KSNV) — Two strike teams from the Las Vegas Valley have been deployed to Southern California to assist in combating the wildfires raging in the region.

The 21-person strike team assigned to the Eaton fire near Pasadena has been tasked with helping residents return to their neighborhoods to check on their property.

The team is also patrolling the area for spot fires and pumping water for hand crews working to cut a protective line through the vegetation and water down smoldering fuels…

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