Five Cariboo firefighters were part of the 23-person team who travelled to California to help battle devastating wildfires in the state recently. …Five of the 23-person team heading south were from the Cariboo Fire Centre, including Bardossy, and the group went as a unit crew to help support the beleaguered California ground crews dealing with the devastating fires and intense fire conditions. …The crew was then deployed to the Eaton Fire for three days, a fire in a mountainous area north of Pasadena encompassing over 14,000 acres. …”We were just one of many spokes in the larger wheel,” said Rob Bardossy, a senior wildfire officer, noting there were a massive number of resources in the area ready to respond. …”There’s no real forest, so it’s a very flashy, explosive fire,” explained Bardossy, noting by the third day, things had calmed down significantly.