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.

Nine firefighters from the Ohio Department of Natural Resources Division of Forestry will spend 14 days in Southern California.

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

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.

For the past three weeks, we've been watching as firefighters from all over the country join their colleagues in Southern California to battle the wildfires. As residents ran away from the flames, these brave souls raced toward them,