Seattle, August 20 (RHC)-- In Washington state, three firefighters have been killed and four others injured as wildfires continue to rage across the Western United States.
The firefighters from the U.S. Forest Service were reportedly killed after fire overtook their vehicle following an accident near the towns of Twisp and Winthrop.
All residents of both towns have been ordered to evacuate. Meanwhile, the Idaho-based National Inter-agency Fire Center has called in 200 active-duty military troops to fight wildfires, marking the first time the agency has mobilized the military for firefighting in nearly a decade.
