Firefighters in New Mexico packed up their gear Thursday morning and are headed out west, to help with the wildfires devastating California. Some firefighters have experience fighting fires in California.

Firefighters in Southern California are battling two new wildfires that erupted early Tuesday morning, prompting fresh evacuations as dangerous fire weather conditions continue to grip the region. The Lilac Fire was first reported around 1:20 a.

New Mexico got the request for assistance from California Tuesday morning and crews are getting ready to go help fight raging wildfires. California is making a big request of other states, looking for 40 firefighting crews from across the country to join the effort.

Non-native grasses and eucalyptus trees brought to California centuries ago for agriculture and landscaping have reshaped the state’s fire dynamics.