Nine disaster-trained volunteers from the American Red Cross of North Carolina are deploying to support disaster relief operations in California. With tens of thousands of individuals and families forced from their homes due to wildfires in Los Angeles,

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As fire crews continue their efforts to battle the California wildfires, officials with the Northeast Florida chapter of the American Red Cross say the disaster is shining a light on the ongoing need for volunteers.