Firefighters from Oregon helped battle a new fire in southern California on Tuesday. The “Lilac Fire” started early Tuesday morning near the Bonsall area in San Diego County. The fire prompted evacuations for those in the area.

Hernandez and Comstock called for an ambulance and worked with another strike team to carry the man along the block road in a rescue basket. They also called the couple’s family to let them know the two were safe and then stayed at their home to put out hotspots.

The Oregon State Fire Marshal is deploying 12 strike teams to assist California in combating wildfires threatening communities near Los Angeles.

Oregon firefighters are playing a crucial role in Southern California, where last weekend, a heroic rescue by two Oregon firefighters saved the lives of an elderly couple trapped by the Palisades Fire.

The Los Angles County Sheriff's Department said the couple were wearing CAL-Fire T-shirts under their gear, which included helmets and radios.

A fire crew from Douglas County assisting with the fires in Southern California recently helped save an elderly couple while battling the blazes.Firefighters fr