A group of 20 experienced US firefighters was due to travel to Australia to help combat the wildfires that have ravaged roughly 12.4 million acres of land and killed at least 24 people and millions of birds, reptiles and mammals. The firefighters are all leaders in their units and collectively have more than 100 years of experience, each being five- to 20-year veterans. “It’s an impressive dream team of sorts,” said Angeles National Fire Service spokesperson Andrew Mitchell. Many in the group performed an array of tasks during California’s fire in Saddleridge...