Crews battling highly destructive wildfires in Los Angeles-area communities are getting help from the Pacific Northwest.

Oregon, Washington and Idaho are sending personnel and equipment to help battle the fires, which are driven by hurricane-force Santa Ana winds and low humidity.

“Crews left yesterday and this morning,” Jessica Neujahr, Oregon Department of Forestry public affairs officer, told Capital Press early Jan. 9. “We are in transit and ready to go help our partners down in California.”

ODF is sending six strike teams, or around 30 Type 6 engines and 70 firefighters, she said. The fairly small engines — equipped with tank, pump and tools — are designed for versatility, maneuverability and off-road usage.

The effort is in addition to an Oregon State Fire Marshal’s Office deployment focused on structural firefighting, Neujahr said.

“In the end, we all are going to help in any ways that are needed,” she said.

The fire marshal Jan. 8 sent 15 strike teams, 300 firefighters and 75 engines, according to a news release.

“Our hearts are with those impacted by these wildfires in southern California and we are doing everything we can to help,” Oregon state fire marshal Mariana-Ruiz Temple said. “We are in constant contact with our partners in California to assess the resources they need to respond to this historic event.”

Resources on the Palisades Fire, in Pacific Palisades, Calif., early Jan. 9 included 2,321 total personnel, 297 engines, 12 helicopters, 12 dozers and nine water tenders, according to the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection.

Also near Los Angeles, the Eaton Fire in the Altadena-Pasadena area involved 702 personnel, 79 engines, eight dozers and two water tenders, Cal Fire reported. Some 300 personnel were working on the Hurst Fire in the Sylmar area.

Other major fires are Lidia, in Acton, Sunset, in Hollywood Hills, and Kenneth, in West Hills.

The Washington Department of Natural Resources is sending 10 engines and 35 department-employed firefighters to the L.A. area, wildfire communications manager Thomas Kyle-Millard said. Totals, determined following an availability analysis, reflect that equipment is being winterized and personnel are off following a long season.

“DNR resources have begun mobilizing,” he said.

The Idaho Office of Emergency Management and Idaho Fire Chiefs Association are sending 104 firefighters and 25 engines. The organizations will continue monitoring the situation and stand ready to provide additional assistance as needed, according to a release from the emergency management office.

“Emergencies like these remind us of the critical importance of teamwork and mutual aid,” Fire Chiefs Association president Kirk Carpenter said in the release. Idaho firefighters “are prepared to join the fight in southern California, standing shoulder to shoulder with our partners.”

The request of Idaho came from the California governor’s Office of Emergency Services as part of the Emergency Management Assistance Compact.

The compact “has been invaluable in ensuring that states can rely on each other during crises,” Idaho Office of Emergency Management director Brad Richy said in the release. “After receiving support during our own wildfire seasons, Idaho is proud to return the favor.”

Most wildland firefighters who work for the Idaho Department of Lands are seasonal, but they can be available to respond to California wildfire assignments through the federal dispatch system if requested, public information officer Sharla Arledge said.