Two of the 20-person wildfire crews DCNR's Bureau of Forest sent to Wyoming and California to fight wildfires have to return to Pennsylvania completing their deployment.

So far, no major injuries were reported and no COVID-19.

The third 20-person wildfire crew is still in Wyoming fighting their third wildlands fire.

The first crew deployed to Wyoming on July 16, the second crew to California on July 25 and the third to Wyoming on August 2.

The wildlands fire season in the Western United States is far from over.  Read more here.

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:

AP: Wildfire Coverage In U.S., Around The World

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[Posted: August 15, 2020]

8/17/2020