Firefighters drive 3,000 miles to fight Santa Cruz County fires

They brought seven engines and nine crew members from New Jersey

KSBW CAUGHT UPWITH FIREFIGHTERS WHODROVE NEARLY 3-THOUSAND MILES FROMNEW JERSEY TO HELPFIGHT FIRES IN SANTACRUZ COUNTY ANDACROSS THE STATE.THEY BROUGHTSEVEN ENGINES AND NINECREW MEMBERS TOASSIST.TODAY WAS THEIRFIRST DAY WORKINGTHE CZU LIGHTNINGCOMPLEX FIRE:I FOUGHT FIRES IN SOUTHERNCALIFORNIA ABOUT SEVEN YEARSAGO.SO VERY SIMILAR.

A LITTLE BIT.SOMEPLACES A LITTLE BIT MORE STEEPEDINBACK HOME.

BUT, YOU KNOW, WE'RGOTHE FIREFIGHTERSSAID THIS IS THEIRSECOND TIME THISMONTH THAT THEY'VEBEEN CALLED TOCALIFORNIA.THEY SAID THEY'LLHAVE CREWS TO ROTATEIN IF THE JOB LASTSLONGER THAN THEIR 2-WEEK ASSIGNMENT.

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