CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The West Virginia Division of Forestry announced Saturday a 20-person team would be sent to the Rocky Mountains to assist in battling wildfires.
The crew consists of 14 state foresters and six volunteer firefighters.
Members departed Saturday morning to a rendezvous point in Pennsylvania before flying to Colorado.
The wildfire has already spread across 110 square miles in California, threatening at least 1,500 homes.