Phoenix, AZ (11/10/18) - In less than 24 hours, the Department of Forestry and Fire Management deploys nearly 150 firefighters to California to help with wildfire suppression efforts in that state.

As of today, 144 firefighters with 42 engines are either already in California or on their way. Most of the Arizona crews will preposition in Southern California awaiting assignments.

Assignments could vary from wildfire suppression, acting as backfill for local fire departments, or staging for possible new fire starts from the next wind event expected in the state. Several crews have already been assigned to the 70,000-acre Woolsey Fire burning in Los Angeles and Ventura counties.

Firefighters are on a minimum 14-day assignment.

Arizona crews represented are, DFFM, Arivaca, Avra Valley, Beaver Dam/Littlefield, Bisbee, Buckskin, Clay Springs/Pinedale, Corona de Tucson, Daisy Mountain, Desert Hills, Elfrida, Eloy, Fry, Glendale, Globe, Golden Valley, Golder Ranch, Greer, Heber-Overgaard, Jerome, Joseph City, Nogales, Nogales-Suburban, Northwest, Nutrioso, Peoria, Pinetop, Ponderosa, Rincon Valley, Rio Rico, Sedona, Sonoita-Elgin, St. Johns, Summit, Superstition, Surprise, Taylor, Three Points, Tubac, Tucson, Vernon, and Yucca.

For more information, contact Tiffany Davila at 602-540-1036 or by email at tdavila@dffm.az.gov