Two firefighters responding to a Washington state wildfire remain detained at an Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility in Tacoma, according to U.S. Rep. Emily Randall (D-Wash.). The detention occurred during what officials described as routine identity verification at the Bear Gulch fire site.
The 9,000-acre wildfire in Olympic National Forest broke out on July 6 and was 13% contained as of Saturday, according to a Reuters report. Federal agencies coordinated the unprecedented action at an active emergency response location.
