A special weapon helped fire crews surround and eventually capture Thursday's wildfire just south of Finley at Meals Rd. and Toothaker Rd.
It's called a fire train and fire leaders say the Tri-Cities is extremely lucky to have one stationed in Pasco.
Benton County Fire District 1 chief Lonnie Click said not only do the trains transport water to hard to reach places: they attack wildland fires, swooping in with a one-two punch.
Each train has three monitors, manned water cannons, soaking everything they can, reducing dry fuels, so the flames have nowhere to go.
"They're sitting up there at probably 20 feet, in the air above the tracks. They're shooting it way out high and it really does a good job, it puts a hurtin' on a fire," he said.
Click told Action News they're already seeing July-like fire conditions in June, and he worries it's going to be a rough year for fires. He says some terrain is worse than others, so the partnership with Burlington Northern Santa Fe (BNSF) railway is vital.