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E. Washington strike team heads to fight California wildfires

By Bob Brawdy
Firefighter Cole Massey of Walla Walla County Fire District 4 stows a duffel bag Friday morning while preparing to leave for the southern California wildfires from Kennewick Fire Station #3 near Columbia Center. A strike team, lead by Kennewick Fire Capt. Rusty Bachman, is headed to the Chino area as a mutual aid response to help protect homes and other structures threatened by the wildfires. The team includes engines and about 20 firefighters from Benton County Fire District 1, Richland Fire Department and Chelan. Watch a video at: tricityherald.com/video
Firefighter Cole Massey of Walla Walla County Fire District 4 stows a duffel bag Friday morning while preparing to leave for the southern California wildfires from Kennewick Fire Station #3 near Columbia Center. A strike team, lead by Kennewick Fire Capt. Rusty Bachman, is headed to the Chino area as a mutual aid response to help protect homes and other structures threatened by the wildfires. The team includes engines and about 20 firefighters from Benton County Fire District 1, Richland Fire Department and Chelan. Watch a video at: tricityherald.com/video Bob Brawdy Tri-City Herald

Firefighter Cole Massey of Walla Walla County Fire District 4 stows a duffel bag Friday morning while preparing to leave for the Southern California wildfires from Kennewick Fire Station #3 near Columbia Center.

A strike team, lead by Kennewick Fire Capt. Rusty Bachman, is headed to the Chino area to help protect homes and other structures threatened by the wildfires.

The team also includes engines and about 20 firefighters from Benton County Fire District 1, Richland Fire Department, Wenatchee and Chelan.

Watch a video at tricityherald.com/video

This story was originally published December 8, 2017 at 5:13 PM with the headline "E. Washington strike team heads to fight California wildfires."

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