US firefighters in Turkey for earthquake response

Members of the United States Agency for International Development's Disaster Assistance Response Team arrived at Turkish Incirlik Air Base on Wednesday to join the relief effort following deadly earthquake in Turkey and Syria.

The U.S. Defense Department says the group includes urban search and rescue teams from the Fairfax County, Virginia and Los Angeles County, California Fire Departments. The teams are traveling with 159 people, 12 rescue dogs, and 170,000 pounds of specialized equipment. The catastrophic earthquake and a series of aftershocks killed more than 15,000 in Turkey and Syria.