A strike team consisting of firefighters from Walla Walla, Finley, and more are taking their talents overseas – to assist with the Drake Fire in Northern New South Wales.
On Monday, the team reported they spent the night "hard at it on the Drake Fire ground."
According to the Australian Broadcasting Corporation, hundreds of firefighters are working to contain blazes in Drake near Tenterfield, where alerts are in place.
The fire at Drake has burned at least 81,000 acres, according to local media.