RICHLAND, Wash. – Hanford firefighters and workers at the Hanford Site helped fight a wildland fire earlier this month that started at the Yakima Training Center in Yakima, Wash., approximately 40 miles west of the Hanford Site.
August 15, 2016
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RICHLAND, Wash. – Hanford firefighters and workers at the Hanford Site helped fight a wildland fire earlier this month that started at the Yakima Training Center in Yakima, Wash., approximately 40 miles west of the Hanford Site. Firefighters, teamsters, equipment operators, fleet management and support staff from infrastructure services contractor Mission Support Alliance helped prevent the fire from reaching the Hanford Site. Overall the fire burned over 175,000 acres in central Washington