Twenty-three crew members from the Alameda County Fire Department deployed to Washington state on Monday to assist firefighters from across the country in battling a rapidly growing wildfire.
Hand Crew 8 departed from Station 15 in Dublin at 4:30 p.m. to respond to the Little Giant Fire, located west of the Chiwawa River in Okanogan and Chelan counties. The massive blaze has burned more than 59,000 acres and remains 0% contained…