On July 16, the Department of Conservation and Natural Resources reported a 20-person wildfire crew from the Bureau of Forestry left this morning from Clearfield County to help fight wildfires in Colorado and Wyoming.

The crew left from the Moshannon State Forest headquarters and will be driving to their final destinations in those states.

This is the first call-up of forestry and volunteer fire company crews this year.

 Last year DCNR was called to send two 20-person crews, two wildfire fighting vehicles, 20 individuals as single resources for a total of 74 personnel.

When states and agencies need assistance, Pennsylvania wildland firefighters may be called upon, by virtue of mutual assistance agreements, to assist.

Pennsylvania firefighters are trained and qualified under national wildland standards to function either as a member of an organized incident management team or as a member of a wildland crew.

Firefighters are required to carry their own tent and sleeping bag to fire camp. In order to be assigned to the fire, firefighters must be equipped with flame resistant clothing (such as Nomex), leather lug-soled boots, hardhat, leather gloves, eye protection and a fire shelter before being allowed to work on the fire-line.

Click Here for more on the crews.

For more on wildfires in Pennsylvania, visit DCNR’s Wildfire webpage.

NewsClips:

Wyoming Wildfire Grows To 7,800 Acres, Containment Estimate Decreases

Map Of Wildfires In Colorado and Wyoming

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[Posted: July 16, 2020]

7/20/2020