(The Center Square) – Ohio firefighters are in California in response to the state’s request for additional help to fight ongoing wildfires.

Ohio sent nine members of its fire management team from the Ohio Department of Natural Resources to help California firefighters after fire managers in southern California requested additional resources late last week.

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