NEW MEXICO (KRQE) – Firefighters in New Mexico packed up their gear Thursday morning and are headed out west, to help with the wildfires devastating California. Story continues below Weather: How long will the snow last in New Mexico? Community: Albuquerque Fire Rescue crews heading out to fight California wildfires National: Jimmy Carter honored with state funeral in DC before Georgia burial Some firefighters have experience fighting fires in California. "A lot of times with these California wildfires, it's a very wildland-urban component to it. So you do have vegetation mixed in with the urban areas. So with my previous deployments, complete devastation," AFR Lt. Paramedic Eric Delatorre said. Albuquerque Fire Rescue is meeting up with Bernalillo County Fire crews and rolling out together as a strike team. It's not just personnel, they are also providing equipment to help fight the fires.