STEVE OWENS, BE WITH BERNALILLO COUNTY FIRE AND RESCUE IS ONE OF THE DOZENS OF NEW MEXICO FIREFIGHTERS BEING SENT TO CALIFORNIA IN AN EFFORT TO HELP TACKLE THE MASSIVE FLAMES IN LOS ANGELES ...

As multiple deadly wildfires continue to burn across the Los Angeles area ... states like Texas, New Mexico, Colorado, Utah, Nevada, Arizona, Oregon and Washington have sent firefighters.

They return to an air tanker base east of Los Angeles, in San Bernardino, to mix new retardant and pump it on the airplane. >>> BOOTS ON THE GROUND: See how New Mexico's firefighters are battling ...

Albuquerque-based is deploying its firefighting planes to help combat ongoing fires in Los Angeles. "We dropped almost 300,000 gallons of retardant," said Joel Kerley. Thirteen aircraft are ...