'We’re here just doing our job': More Texas firefighters arrive in California as some leave

Kay Recede reports

BATTLE SOME OF THE LARGESTWILDFIRES IN STATE HISTORY.FOX FORTY'S KAY RECEDEREPORTS.SACRAMENTO INTERNATIONALAIRPORT LAX IT'S NORMAL HUSTLEAND BUSTLE.

THAT IS UNTIL THISSOUTHWEST FLIGHT FROM DALLASARRIVED AT THE GATE.PRETTY EMOTIONAL MOMENTWHEN YOU HAVE A 165FIREFIGHTERS THAT ARE WILLINGTO LEAVE THEIR FAMILIES ANDCOME TO CALIFORNIA AND HELP USIN OUR TIME OF NEED.REINFORCEMENTS TO HELPFIGHT SOME OF THE LARGESTWILDFIRES IN CALIFORNIAHISTORY ARRIVING TO A HERO'SALL OF US ARE IN THE SERVICEFOR REASON WE ALL COME OUTHELP EACH OTHER HELP BETWEENTHE 2 STATES THAT HAS BEEN AFAMILIAR SIGHT.

THE LASTSEVERAL YEARS WE'VE SEEN TEXASFIREFIGHTERS HERE INCALIFORNIA THE LAST SEVERALYEARS.OUR FIREFIGHTERS HAVE WENTTO TEXAS DURING HURRICANES TOASSIST WHEN THEY NEEDED HELPSO IT TRULY IS A A PARTNERSHIPBETWEEN THE STATES AND AS ITIS RIGHT NOW CALIFORNIA NEEDSTHE HELP BUT AS MORE HELPARRIVES.OTHER HELP PREPARES TO GOTHIS IS DAY NUMBER 19 OR 20WE'RE ON CREEK HAD TO THINKABOUT THAT FOR A MINUTEBECAUSE WE WERE ALL OVER THEPLACE THIS TIRED GROUP SPENT14 DAYS ON THE FRONT LINEWE'RE WORKING 24 ON 24 ALSO IMEAN THE DRAIN IS THERE FORSURE WHICH MAKES THEPARTNERSHIP WITH SOUTHWESTTHAT MUCH SWEETER ALL OF USARE IN SOME KIND OFPROFESSION, THE HELP EACHOTHER AND THAT'S WHATSOUTHWEST IS DOING WITH USHELPING US GET BACK HOME ANDBRING IN WORKERS IN THE HELPCALIFORNIA FIGHT THESE FIRESWHAT BEGAN AS A HERO'S WELCOMEENDS IN A HERO'S SENDOFF.

ITHINK ALL OF US, WE DON'TCONSIDER OURSELVES HEROES WEREHERE DOING OUR JOB DONE.AND YOUR CALLS FOR HELP ANDNOW WE'RE HERE IN SACRAMENTOKAY RECEDE FOX, 40 NEWS.THE PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN