The New Mexico Strike Team leader spoke about fighting California wildfires After more than two weeks of fighting historic wildfires in California, New Mexico’s crews are back home. “It’s good to be back home,

The New Mexico strike team of firefighters are back in the Land of Enchantment after a southern California deployment.

A fire spreading through the wilderness of San Diego County near the U.S.-Mexico border exploded to more than 500 acres within several hours on Thursday night. But the blaze, known as the Border 2 fire, was miles from any structures or homes, and firefighters said they were making progress controlling it.