Houston-area firefighters are on their way to California as part of a taskforce to help battle the wildfires in Los Angeles County.

More than 135 firefighters, emergency management and medical personnel from Texas, along with more than 45 fire engines, ambulances, command vehicles and equipment, have been deployed to the Los Angeles area.

Houston Mayor John Whitmire says firefighters from Houston have arrived in California to help assist crews battling massive wildfires around the Los Angeles area.

The Houston Fire Department, alongside several other Texas fire departments, has joined a statewide task force to assist in battling the wildfires in California, particularly those affecting Los Angeles.

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Houston-area firefighters are on their way to California as part of a taskforce to help battle the wildfires in Los Angeles County.

The Houston Fire Department will join more than 135 emergency responders deployed Jan. 11 to help fight the ongoing wildfires in California.

An oceanfront home owned by a Houston man survived the California wildfires that destroyed the homes next to it.

"Texans know all too well the devastation wildfires can cause to our communities, and our country is stronger when we come together in times of crisis," Abbott said.

The wildfires in Southern California have led to the evacuations of over 130,000 people and have destroyed over 10,000 structures. Overlaying the wildfire outbreak across other major U.S. cities shows that the blaze is one of the worst in United States history, as it continues to spread across residential areas in Los Angeles.

James Woods has lost his Pacific Palisades home in the Southern California fires that continue to devastate parts of Los Angeles. Speaking on CNN, the 77-year-old “Vampires” and “Once Upon a Time in America” actor broke down in tears discussing the harrowing situation in his neighborhood. “One day you’re swimming in the pool and the …

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