Several groups of Arizona firefighters have joined those in California battling multiple blazes around the Los Angeles area this week.

Phoenix Fire has reportedly sent workers, though the department has not commented on who was sent.

The Arizona Department of Forestry and Fire Management sent four Arizona task forces to southern California to help with multiple blazes, according to the organization's Facebook page.

Two task forces were in place outside Pasadena over the weekend and two more were on the way this morning, according to the post. Overall, the department said about 80 personnel were helping in California.

While many Valley cities contacted said they had not sent personnel, Florence was one that sent one of its trained wildland firefighters starting on Jan. 5 for a two week deployment.

According to The Associated Press, Firefighters began to slow the spread of deadly and devastating fires in the Los Angeles area Thursday after the ferocious winds that drove the fast-moving flames diminished, but the largest blazes still burned out of control.

Crews were able to knock down a major threat that broke out Wednesday evening in the Hollywood Hills, close to the heart of the entertainment industry, and by morning had lifted an evacuation order for the area.

“While we are still facing significant threats, I am hopeful that the tide is turning,” LA County Supervisor Kathryn Barger said during a news conference Thursday morning.

Water dropped from aircraft helped fire crews quickly seize control of the fires in the Hollywood Hills and Studio City, LA Mayor Karen Bass said. Much of the widespread destruction around the city occurred after those aircraft were grounded due to high winds.

Major wind gusts still posed a danger Thursday, but the weather forecast could provide an opportunity for firefighters to make progress in reining in blazes that have killed at least five people, ravaged communities from the Pacific Coast to Pasadena and caused thousands of people to frantically flee their homes.

Flare-ups overnight illuminated the Santa Monica Mountains above Pacific Palisades.

The toll from the fires is still being calculated. LA Fire Chief Kristin Crowley said the Palisades Fire along the coast burned thousands of structures. “It is safe to say that the Palisades fire is one of the most destructive natural disasters in the history of Los Angeles,” she said.

The number of dead also is expected to rise now that cadaver dogs and search crew are beginning to search the rubble, Los Angeles County Sheriff Robert Luna said.

The Associated Press reportes Christopher Weber, Julie Watson and John Seewer contributed to this report.