Washington State of Emergency Due to Fire

US President Barack Obama signed a decree imposing a state of emergency in Washington State, where wildfires continue to rage.

Now the Federal Emergency Management Agency will provide assistance to victims of the disaster.

Now, according to the government, 820 firefighters take part in extinguishing fires. Work continues around the clock.

Currently, there are 13 large fires in the state.

Ранее regular militaryThe American army has been mobilized to help fight the raging wildfires in the western United States, the agency reports. Rider.

According to the agency, forest fires have spread to more than 405 thousand hectares in several western states.

It is reported that such a mobilization has not been carried out by the US Department of Defense since 2006. It is expected that 200 soldiers will undergo special accelerated training within a week and start fighting fires starting Sunday, breaking up into ten groups of twenty people.