Ten wildland firefighters from Adirondack counties are back after fighting fires in California.

The firefighters, who are a part of the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation, started battling and containing wildfires in Klamath and Plumas national forests in California on Sept. 9. They returned Friday night.

Both fires started on Sept. 4. The Lime Fire on the Klamath National Forest grew to encompass more than 1,800 acres and took hundreds of firefighters to contain, according to a press release from Gov. Andrew Cuomo. The Walker Fire on the Plumas National Forest, which is 98% contained according to InciWeb, grew to 54,600 acres in size. The firefighters from New York, which included 10 others from around the state, created control lines with hand tools and chainsaws and used intentional fire to contain the spread of wildfire and protect threatened homes.

Responding Adirondack crew members included Robert Praczkajlo of Essex County; Scott Sabo of Franklin County; Gary Miller of Hamilton County; James Canevari, Stephanie Larkin and Nathaniel Shea of St. Lawrence County; Michael Giocondo and Matthew Savarie of Lewis County; Mark Solan of Washington County and Timothy Watson of Fulton County.

“When communities and states need help, New York always steps up,” Cuomo said in the press release. “I’m proud to welcome back these courageous firefighters, who helped battle dangerous wildfires in California and who epitomize New York state’s values of sacrifice and service to others.”

“New Yorkers should be proud of the work our fire crews do to battle these blazes, which gives them expertise to fight wildfire here at home,” DEC Commissioner Basil Seggos said.