Gov. Mike DeWine announced Friday that a nine-person fire management team from the Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR) has been dispatched to assist firefighters battling destructive wildfires in California.

Mike DeWine sent a nine-person fire management team from the Ohio Department of Natural Resources to California Friday to assist firefighters battling wildfires. According to a release from the governor’s office,

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WKBN) – Ohio forestry crews are heading to California to help with the wildfires. Ohio Governor Mike DeWine announced Friday that he has dispatched a nine-person fire management team from the Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR).

COLUMBUS — Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine announced Friday that he has dispatched a nine-person fire management team from the Ohio Department of Natural Resources to assist firefighters battling the devastating wildfires that continue to rage in California.

A nine-person fire management team from the ODNR left Columbus Friday to help with wildfires in Beaumont, California.

Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine announced that a fire management crew has been dispatched to California to help battle the devastating wildfires.

The crew is expected to begin work Monday. California fire managers requested their help for 14 days. A typical daily shift lasts between 14 to 16 hours. “Our fire management crews train year-round to be prepared to step up when called upon,” ODNR Director Mary Mertz said in the statement.

Gov. Mike DeWine's Office said Fire managers in southern California asked states for help Thursday with wildfires surging through the area. In response, Ohio is sending a nine-person fire management team from the Ohio Department of Natural Resources.

Ohio Governor Mike DeWine announced that he has sent a nine-person fire management team from the Ohio Department of Natural Resources to help firefighters battling the wildfires that continue in California.

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Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine is sending a crew from the state’s Department of Natural Resources to help fight the devastating wildfires in California.