Shoreline Firefighters To Stay In CA To Battle Woolsey Fire

SHORELINE, WA - Firefighters from Puget Sound who went to California last week to battle wildfires were set to come home this week. But the firefighters will remain for a few days longer due to an extreme fire weather warning.

Members of Washington's Strike Team 5 have been in the Malibu area helping with the Woolsey Fire since Nov. 11.

"The strike team was requested to hold up for a few days and assist with vegetation fires and structure protection during the event," Shoreline fire reported Monday morning.

Members of Strike Team 5 include firefighters from Kent, Duvall, Shoreline, Snoqualmie, Eastside fire (based in Issaquah), and Port Townsend, and they were among the 1,300 firefighters fighting the Woolsey Fire.

The Woolsey Fire had burned about 97,000 acres as of Monday, and was not expected to be fully contained until Thursday. Rain will move into southern California later this week, but that brings the possibility of mudslides.

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