California Sends 20 More Engines and Four Rescue Teams to Fight Wildfires in Washington and Oregon
On August 4, 2026, California Governor Gavin Newsom announced in Sacramento that California was deploying 20 more CAL FIRE engines and four Rapid Extraction Module Support (REMS) teams through the California Governor's Office of Emergency Services (Cal OES) to help fight wildfires in Washington and Oregon. The Governor's office said the deployments would not affect California's ability to respond at home.
The four REMS teams come from the Orange County Fire Authority, the Los Angeles City Fire Department, the San Bernardino County Fire Protection District and the Corona Fire Department, with four personnel each, providing rescue and emergency medical support to crews in dangerous wildfire conditions. Three teams were sent to Oregon's Coleman Creek and Second Flat fires and one to Washington's Little Giant and Dirty Face fires. The California Conservation Corps had 117 Corpsmembers and staff supporting base camp operations at four fires in the two states.
Since July 16, Cal OES had coordinated the deployment of 380 personnel and 60 fire engines and water tenders to Oregon and Washington under the Emergency Management Assistance Compact, the Governor's office said. On Sunday, August 2, more than 40 CAL FIRE personnel returned safely to California after a 14-day deployment to Oregon, along with 96 local government firefighters and 25 fire engines.
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Source: Office of the Governor of California
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Photo: 图：位于加州首府Sacramento的加州消防局总部大楼（资料图）。（GSM固定图库） / Photo: CAL FIRE headquarters building in Sacramento, California (file photo). (GSM asset library)
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