A Los Angeles County Urban Search and Rescue team is headed to aid local authorities in Mexico following the devastating earthquake there, officials said Wednesday afternoon.

County fire department spokeswoman Vanessa Lozano said the team, which was preparing to leave from Pacoima on Wednesday, was given the confirmation to deploy about 2:35 p.m.

They will leave from March Air Reserve Base in Riverside County, Lozano explained, and head to Mexico. No further details were released.

Crew members earlier in the day were preparing the tools and supplies that would be needed to help in the aftermath of a disaster.

Los Angeles County Urban Search and Rescue is just waiting for the word to deploy to Mexico on Wednesday in #Pacoima. pic.twitter.com/ONvE1OAxJm — Wes Woods II (@JournoWes) September 20, 2017

The team of about 60 members includes firefighters and medical personnel, and their gear includes food and water and other supplies that allow them to be self-sufficient when deployed to disaster zones.

LA country fire search and rescue teams pack up on Wednesday, September 20, 2017, as they wait for the call from the USAIDÕs Office of U.S. Foreign Disaster Assistance. The lead federal coordinator of U.S. international disaster response efforts, activated USA-2, to deploy to Mexico and assist with the aftermath of a 7.1 magnitude earthquake. Photo by Gene Blevins

LA country fire search and rescue teams pack up on Wednesday, September 20, 2017, as they wait for the call from the USAIDÕs Office of U.S. Foreign Disaster Assistance. The lead federal coordinator of U.S. international disaster response efforts, activated USA-2, to deploy to Mexico and assist with the aftermath of a 7.1 magnitude earthquake. Photo by Gene Blevins

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LA country fire search and rescue teams pack up on Wednesday, September 20, 2017, as they wait for the call from the USAIDÕs Office of U.S. Foreign Disaster Assistance. The lead federal coordinator of U.S. international disaster response efforts, activated USA-2, to deploy to Mexico and assist with the aftermath of a 7.1 magnitude earthquake. Photo by Gene Blevins

LA country fire search and rescue teams pack up on Wednesday, September 20, 2017, as they wait for the call from the USAIDÕs Office of U.S. Foreign Disaster Assistance. The lead federal coordinator of U.S. international disaster response efforts, activated USA-2, to deploy to Mexico and assist with the aftermath of a 7.1 magnitude earthquake. Photo by Gene Blevins

LA country fire search and rescue teams pack up on Wednesday, September 20, 2017, as they wait for the call from the USAIDÕs Office of U.S. Foreign Disaster Assistance. The lead federal coordinator of U.S. international disaster response efforts, activated USA-2, to deploy to Mexico and assist with the aftermath of a 7.1 magnitude earthquake. Photo by Gene Blevins



LA country fire search and rescue teams pack up on Wednesday, September 20, 2017, as they wait for the call from the USAIDÕs Office of U.S. Foreign Disaster Assistance. The lead federal coordinator of U.S. international disaster response efforts, activated USA-2, to deploy to Mexico and assist with the aftermath of a 7.1 magnitude earthquake. Photo by Gene Blevins

LA country fire search and rescue teams pack up on Wednesday, September 20, 2017, as they wait for the call from the USAIDÕs Office of U.S. Foreign Disaster Assistance. The lead federal coordinator of U.S. international disaster response efforts, activated USA-2, to deploy to Mexico and assist with the aftermath of a 7.1 magnitude earthquake. Photo by Gene Blevins

LA country fire search and rescue teams pack up on Wednesday, September 20, 2017, as they wait for the call from the USAIDÕs Office of U.S. Foreign Disaster Assistance. The lead federal coordinator of U.S. international disaster response efforts, activated USA-2, to deploy to Mexico and assist with the aftermath of a 7.1 magnitude earthquake. Photo by Gene Blevins

Fire personnel could be seen at the Urban Search and Rescue Task Force headquarters in Pacoima loading equipment onto trucks and placing their backpacks on the ground in preparation for their trip.

The team was activated early Wednesday morning, meaning its members were staging and ready to go, awaiting official deployment orders, said county fire Inspector Joey Marron. The crews could have been also deployed to Puerto Rico if needed for hurricane relief there, Marron added.

In #Pacoima for Los Angeles Urban Search & Rescue Team getting ready to go to Mexico for earthquake. Not much from officials as they wait. pic.twitter.com/TgNDHDObmU — Wes Woods II (@JournoWes) September 20, 2017

Earlier this week, a 70-member team of Los Angeles Fire Department firefighters returned from a 24-day deployment to Texas and Florida, where they assisted in rescues and recovery following Hurricanes Harvey and Irma.