With multiple major wildfires in southern California forcing thousands to evacuate and 11 confirmed deaths so far, many are answering the call to disaster relief, working alongside the American Red Cross.

RAPID CITY, S.D. (KOTA) - With the Palisades and Eaton fires continuing to wreak havoc in Southern California and looking to be contained, some in KOTA Territory may wonder about the differences in fighting fires in California compared to South Dakota.

The death toll has eclipsed double digits. Roughly 10,000 structures were consumed by flames and reduced to rubble. Thousands of people who cozied up in their beds during the holidays are left wondering, "Where will I sleep now?"

The Interagency Task Force of South Dakota’s crews have sent multiple fire engines to Los Angeles County to fight the Eaton wildfire. The task force includes

On Friday, Los Angeles County officials cited the number of California residents under evacuation orders at over 300,000 due to the five major fires burning in the

A firefighter with the North Dakota Forest Service Fire Management Program has headed to California to help battle the Los Angeles wildfires ... five fire engines from South Dakota, according ...