As California continues to fight the wildfire fueled by high winds, a New Mexico team is there to help. “It’s an honor to be able to be a part of it and to show that we’re here,” said Nathan Miller, Wildland Superintendent for the City of Santa Fe and Strike Team leader.

Bernalillo, San Juan and Los Alamos Counties, as well as the cities of Albuquerque and Santa Fe, will be deployed to Southern California on Thursday morning

Firefighters in New Mexico packed up their gear Thursday morning and are headed out west, to help with the wildfires devastating California. Some firefighters have experience fighting fires in California.

As more firefighters arrived to battle the blazes in Southern California — including a strike team from New Mexico — rumors have spread about some firefighters being turned away.

A group of 25 New Mexico firefighters left Thursday morning for California to help battle a series of major fires in the Los Angeles area.

Canada and Mexico” to join U.S. states providing support in southern California. Those states include Arizona, Nevada, Oregon, Washington, Utah, Colorado, Idaho and New Mexico, according to Cal ...