DOUGLAS COUNTY, Wash. — Three Eastern Washington firefighters were injured while responding to the Chelan Hills Fire that is burning in Douglas County.
According to South Pend Oreille Fire and Rescue, their crews were assigned to help put out the fire. Three brush engines and two water tenders were sent out.
South Pend Oreille Fire and Rescue said several state and local fire department resources were lost as a result of the fire, including one of their brush engines and one engine with Stevens County Fire District 11.
Two firefighters with South Pend Oreille Fire and Rescue were injured and taken to the hospital, along with a firefighter with Stevens County Fire District 11. All three firefighters have since been released.
