Colorado Sending Firefighters And SuperTanker To California

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DENVER (CBS4) - Firefighters from multiple agencies in Colorado are headed to California to help fight the wildfires raging northwest of Los Angeles.

Colorado is sending 17 fire engines (Type 3 and 6) to support California wildfire operations, according to the Colorado Division of Fire Prevention and Control.

Four West Metro firefighters and an engine headed out Wednesday morning.

Brush 39 and crew headed to #California to help out on #wildfires in that state. #staysafe pic.twitter.com/5FCP8RMiI3
— WestMetroFire (@WestMetroFire) December 6, 2017

The Grand Junction Fire Department is also sending a crew.

Firefighters from across Colorado including this group from @FireGJFD headed to #CaliforniaWildfires to help! Thank you and stay safe. #wildfire ???? pic.twitter.com/KXLFjkg0qV
— Matt Kroschel (@Matt_Kroschel) December 6, 2017

The Global Supertanker based in El Paso County is also joining the fight.

The @GlobalSuperTank based here in El Paso County was called into action yesterday to help with the California #wildfires. Crews are now fighting multiple fires north of LA with the #ThomasFire being the biggest at 55,000 acres. More than 50,000 people have been evacuated. pic.twitter.com/OEW2khhdzx
— El Paso County, Colorado (@epcpio) December 6, 2017

According to the e CDFPC, crews from agencies are leaving for California on Dec. 6 for a 14-day deployment are from across the state, including:

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