Bafundo said he has saved lives and helped prevent wildfires from damaging homes and rural communities in Eastern Washington, including a fire that threatened a small town in Yakima County in 2024.

The wooded area where the fire broke out is in Fort Bunker Hill Park, first responders told Washington’s WJLA-TV. Though little remains of the Civil War fortification, the site is still managed ...

A large number of Washington fire crews have arrived in California to help fight the fierce wildfires raging in the Los Angeles area. Eastside Fire and Rescue crews arrived around 7 p.m. Friday ...