Canada and Mexico have sent firefighting crews to help battle the blazes in the Los Angeles area, and Ukraine also has offered assistance. But social media posts misleadingly claim "$00,000,000" in "foreign aid" has been offered to the U.

Yet in L.A., prisoners themselves are bringing hope to the community. The state of California has for more than a century operated a volunteer Conservation (Fire) Camp Program, which allows eligible incarcerated persons to support local, state and federal agencies in responding to a variety of emergencies, including fires.

Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum Pardo said that her country was sending support in part because many Mexican people live in the Los Angeles area.

These Canadian CL-415 aircrafts, also known as amphibious water bombers, have been on the front lines fighting the wildfires blazing through California

Air tankers, firefighters and technicians from the neighboring countries are on their way to Los Angeles in a show of solidarity.

Several readers asked whether Mexico and Canada sent support to California as destructive wildfires burn in the Los Angeles area. That’s true.

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced Sunday he was deploying 60 firefighters to California to help with the wildfires. In a post on the social platform X, Trudeau said Canada was helping aid the Los Angeles area as several wildfires continue devastating the area.

No, Canada! Please stop sending your top cabinet ministers to Mar-a-Lago. Stop trying to make friends with Donald Trump.

For 30 years, the aircraft have been part of California's fire defenses. In a warming world, these types of cross-border deals will become more important.

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 ...

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