Micah Drew(Daily Montanan) A five-soldier Montana National Guard team will deploy Tuesday to help support fire response in Washington after Gov. The Washington State Standard reports that around 700 homes and other buildings in the city burned, with more than 65,000 individuals told to evacuate. According to the governor’s office, the initial Montana National Guard support includes one Montana Army National Guard CH-47 Chinook Heavy-lift helicopter, its crew, and one maintainer, for a total of five soldiers. The CH-47 provides critical heavy-lift capability to support wildfire suppression operations, including the movement of personnel and equipment. The request for support from the Montana National Guard was sent through the Emergency Management Assistance Compact through which Montana can provide mutual assistance to member states.