Teams from California assist Arizona to fight the Crooks, Tunnel fires

With two wildfires burning in Arizona and others burning across the West, resources are being stretched thin.

Resources from out of state are now assisting in the fight against the Crooks and Tunnel fires in northern Arizona – and a new program for local fire crews and incident management teams has been implemented for the first time ever.

Incident management teams from California are assisting as Arizona crews would have been there, but they are also fighting fires in New Mexico. So now the juggling beings on what resources go where, and it doesn't help that it's only April.

FOX 10's Bailey Miller has more on how Arizona is responding to the issue.

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