Firefighters have been pushing themselves past exhaustion to make progress on California's deadly fires that have done so much destruction. More than 40 people were killed. About 5,700 homes and structures are gone.
The images of the relentless fire that raged through wine country captured the attention of Eastside Fire and Rescue Battalion Chief Dave McDaniel.
"I've never seen anything like it in my career, and quite frankly, I don't think they have down there either," said McDaniel.
When the battalion chief heard California needed help, he did not hesitate.
"I was easily able to get 14 people to go," he said.
By Friday morning, he had a crew of two dozen ready to roll.
Eastside Fire supported burnout operations on the fire line and did whatever the California crews needed.