Photos: Federal units help fight western wildfires
Federal firefighters and National Guard units have been called in to help local firefighters battle the wildfires in the western U.S. Check out our photo galler...
Washington National Guardsmen have been working hard along side Washington state Department of Natural Resources to fight the Chelan Complex Fire in central Washington.
The Guardsmen, stationed out of Kent, Seattle and Marysville, received Red Card training earlier summer with the Washington DNR.
(Washington National Guard Facebook page)
Dry conditions have made vast sections of the western U.S. susceptible to wildfires this summer. Federal firefighters and National Guard units have been called in to help local firefighters battle the blazes.