VIDEO: Destructive wildfires in central and eastern Washington are having an impact on first responders in western Washington. More than 400 firefighters from nearly a dozen western Washington counties have been deployed across the Cascades range to fight wildfires this summer. That number could climb as fires grow in Okanogan and Spokane Counties.

Five members of Central Pierce Fire & Rescue are on a two-week deployment in Okanogan County. Division Chief Steve Richards said the department can spare the five firefighters it has sent across the Cascades for now.

“Right now we have some benefits of the weather, but typically we see the east side starting to develop these larger fires, and it’s just a matter of time in the summer that we start seeing it on the west side,” said Richards.

Camp Murray, the National Guard’s Pierce County installation, is serving as a command center coordinating the state’s firefighting efforts, cleanup and eventual relief for victims.

KING-TV NBC 5 Seattle

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