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California Firefighters Head To Australia To Help Fight Blazes

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January 07, 2020

A group of 20 seasoned California firefighters left on Monday night to help fight the fires in Australia. (Saeed Khan/AFP/Getty Images)

A group of 20 seasoned California firefighters, many of who battled the Saddleridge Fire in Southern California, left on Monday night to help fight the fires in Australia.

Here & Now's Tonya Mosley talks with Fire Chief Robert Garcia (@firechiefanf) about this global firefighting effort.

This segment aired on January 7, 2020.

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