A moment of fear took over Dominique Rhone as the Sunset Fire, one of many wildfires in California spread near her home earlier this week.
Earlier this week, Mailes traveled with the Southeast Missouri & Northeast Arkansas Red Cross team to help those impacted by the fires in California. Along with hundreds of volunteers, they were able to walk and see the damaged areas and listen to stories of those who have been living through this tragedy.
"As you can imagine, these are people who are in tremendous crisis. So we do have people who are highly trained to go in right now to help," said Executive Director.
Twenty-four people are confirmed dead from the two biggest wildfires devastating the Los Angeles area, and officials expect to find more victims in the days ahead.
A father dying by the side of his bedridden son has been one of the most compelling stories from the wildfires in California, one with an Arkansas connection.
The stories and images of the destruction caused by the Los Angeles wildfires are horrific, and the numbers are sobering. As of Friday morning, according to the Los Angeles Times, there were at least 10 dead and more than 9,
A growing force of firefighters and equipment moved into the Los Angeles area Monday as another round of powerful winds threatened to trigger new wildfires and set back recent progress in containing blazes that have destroyed thousands of homes and killed at least 24 people.
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Local Red Cross worker helping with California wildfires
As the wildfires continue throughout parts of California, the American Red Cross is sending crews to help. Wesley Smith is the Disaster Workforce Engagement Manager for the Arkansas Missouri Red Cross Region. Smith flew out of XNA on Friday and arrived in Los Angeles to start helping.
Additional water tankers and scores of firefighters arrived at the Los Angeles area on Monday ahead of fierce winds that were forecast to return and threaten the progress made
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Sal Almanza has worked 24-hour shifts in grueling terrain, cutting fire lines and hauling away brush trying to keep ahead of fires that have devastated several Los Angeles