Did Mexico and Canada send firefighters to California? [Video]

Firefighters continue to battle wildfires in the Los Angeles area that have killed at least 25 people and destroyed tens of thousands of homes. 

As crews work to contain the destructive fires, posts circulating across social media claim Mexico and Canada have sent firefighters to California to help crews there. Multiple VERIFY readers, including Kimberly, Jeff, Trish and Karin, asked if that’s true. 

THE QUESTION

Did Mexico and Canada send firefighters to California to help combat the Los Angeles wildfires?

THE SOURCES

THE ANSWER

Yes, Mexico and Canada sent firefighters to California to help combat the Los Angeles wildfires.

WHAT WE FOUND

Mexico and Canada have sent firefighters to southern California to help battle the Los Angeles-area wildfires, according to Mexico’s president, Canada’s prime minister, California’s governor and Cal Fire. 

Cal Fire said in an Instagram poston Saturday, Jan. 11, that the state has “expanded …