Three San Diego, California, firefighters were injured in a vehicle crash on their way to assist with Hurricane Helene in North Carolina.

"These first responders put their own lives on the line every day, here at home and around the country when called," said San Diego Mayor Todd Gloria.

Three members of a California search and rescue team were injured in a vehicle crash Sunday morning, as they were driving cross-country to support Hurricane Helene relief efforts in North Carolina. The three people injured were part of the San Diego Fire-Rescue Department’s (SDFD) 48-person “Urban Search & Rescue California Task Force 8.

Three members of the San Diego Fire-Rescue Department were seriously injured in a vehicle crash near the Texas-Louisiana border Sunday while on a support mission for those endangered by Hurricane Helene,

Three San Diego Fire Department crew members were injured in a crash Sunday morning while on their way to assist with Hurricane Helene relief efforts. Authorities say the three were apart of SDFD's Urban Search & Rescue California Task Force 8 on their way to North Carolina.

Three San Diego Fire Department crew members were injured in a crash Sunday morning while on their way to assist with Hurricane Helene relief efforts.