September 30, 2020 by Marlee McCormick

North Texas Firefighters Head To California To Fight Wildfires

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(Dallas, TX) — Dozens of firefighters from north Texas are on the West Coast to fight the devastating wildfires in Northern California’s wine country.

On Tuesday, about 80 local firefighters boarded a charter flight from Dallas Love Field to the front lines of the disaster area. Southwest Airlines provided two planes to fly 170 firefighters from across Texas to California. The firefighters will be back home in about two or three weeks.