“Fires do not have borders:” Firefighters from Mexico arrive to help battle California fires

Your “Daily Dose of Uplift” for September 25th:
On Wednesday, the US Forest Service in California welcomed firefighters from Mexico’s National Forestry Commission to help battle the wildfires tearing through California.
“Fires do not have borders, fires do not have different languages and cultures. In the end we all speak the same language when it comes to fighting fire,” said Eduardo Cruz, the Mexican agency’s national fire director.
The five crews from Mexico — a total of 100 firefighters — will help fight the Sequoia Complex Fire, which currently stretches across more than 140,000 acres of land.
In a time of unrest and divisive politics, I love a story that shows that the problems we have affect all of us and will ultimately require all of us to come together in some capacity. This story is so emblematic of that and I hope people take note.
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