State fire crews called Lacey Fire District 3 for backup on July 31.
MASON COUNTY, Wash. — Members of Lacey Fire District 3’s specialized rescue team crawled across a deteriorating 300-foot-high railroad trestle in Mason County on July 31 to help fight a wildfire in the Vance Creek valley.
State helicopters were using water to try and extinguish the flames on the wood-topped trestle that is closed to train traffic.
The cause of the fire is under investigation.
Lt. Scott Santhuff said the helicopters had trouble putting water on the lumber below.
”It was dropping embers down in the forest
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