Colorado is sending resources to help California crews fighting multiple wildfires burning near Los Angeles, state officials said Wednesday. California requested one of Colorado’s two multi-mission aircraft to assist with firefighting and the plane is taking off from the Centennial Airport today, according to the Colorado Division of Fire Prevention and Control. Colorado’s two multi-mission aircraft are Pilatus PC-12 airplanes equipped with infrared and color-sensing technology to detect and provide reconnaissance on wildfires, which helps ground crews attack the fires. Three major wildfires — the Palisades, Eaton and Hurst fires — are burning near Los Angeles, fueled by powerful Santa Ana winds. Two people have been killed in the fires and more than 70,000 people are under evacuation orders, according to the Associated Press. Related Articles Crime and Public Safety | How do you extinguish a coal fire that’s burned under Boulder County for a century? Crime and Public Safety | Colorado weather: High winds, fire danger sweep across Denver area as snow falls in mountains Crime and Public Safety | Plans take shape for Colorado’s “last resort” property insurance for those with no other options Crime and Public Safety | Here’s why Colorado communities are opposing a proposed Utah railroad at the U.S. Supreme Court this week Crime and Public Safety | Extreme drought in Colorado could come every 6 years — instead of every 1,000 — due to climate change, study finds This is a developing story and may be updated. Get more Colorado news by signing up for our daily Your Morning Dozen email newsletter.