Colorado sending aid to California for Los Angeles wildfires
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DENVER — Colorado is sending resources to help California crews fighting multiple wildfires burning near Los Angeles, state officials said Wednesday.
California requested one of Colorado’s two multi-mission aircraft to assist with firefighting and the plane is taking off from the Centennial Airport today, according to the Colorado Division of Fire Prevention and Control.
Colorado’s two multi-mission aircraft are Pilatus PC-12 airplanes equipped with infrared and color-sensing technology to detect and provide reconnaissance on wildfires, which helps ground crews attack the fires.
Three major wildfires — the Palisades, Eaton and Hurst fires — are burning near Los Angeles, fueled by powerful Santa Ana winds. Two people have been killed in the fires and more than 70,000 people are under evacuation orders, according to The Associated Press.
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