Friday the crew of Aurora Fire Brush Engine 13 had two hours to get prepared for a two-week trip. Fire officials in California asked them to come help fight the fires burning down entire neighborhoods in the Los Angeles area.

As wildfires ravage the Los Angeles region of California, killing at least 10 people and destroying neighborhoods, fire departments from across the Front Range are sending firefighters and crews to assist.

Four Colorado Springs firefighters are on their way to southern California to help fight the wildfires that have caused hundreds of thousands to evacuate the region. Three of the team members used to live in California,