Wildland firefighters training to combat national shortage
WENATCHEE, Wash. – The U.S. Forest Service reported a nationwide wildland firefighter shortage this year, but new recruits could soon help fill the gap. The next group of firefighters is training at the Okanogan-Wenatchee National Foresta> in Washington state.< Wildland firefighter trainees taking part in field drills in the Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest in Washington state….