ARROYO GRANDE, Calif.- Central Coast fire crews have already sent help to battle the Colorado wildfires, but soon could be asked to send more.
"It was really dry when we were out there, a couple months ago we knew it was going to be a bad fire season," says Seth Larson, Senior Firefighter, Arroyo Grande Flight Crew.
Seth Larson from Arroyo Grande Flight crew, along with 14 other members are now back home battling fires right here on the Central Coast, even though their assistance is still needed in Colorado.
"For the last three weeks we've been committed to different fires on the Sequoia off the High 5 and on the southern part of the forest, so if we're committed to an incident then they can't order us up out of region," says Larson.
If conditions on the Central Coast die down, crews like Larson's could be sent back any minute.
"The need is reciprocated later in the fall as we have our need locally we'll put in those assistance requests to them and we'll see those outside forces come in to help us," says Deputy Chief Jim Harris, Los Padres Forest.
At the start of the Colorado wildfires the helicopter at the station along with the Arroyo Grande Flight Crew flew to Fort Collins to help assist with the wildfires.
"It hasn't been limited to helicopters, we've also sent our hot shot crews, our engines and chiefs like myself and battalion chiefs go off as overhead to help manage those incidents with team support also," says Harris.
Colorado isn't the only place in need earlier this year, dozens hurried to help save New Mexico, Arizona, Utah and Montana.
