Four From MassWildlife Help Fight Fires In The Rockies

WESTBOROUGH, MA—Four members of the MassWildlife prescribed fire crew—Aaron Best, Jesse Caney, Chris Connors, and Ben Mazzei—were deployed with 16 other Massachusetts firefighters on Aug. 15 to assist with wildfires burning across the northern Rocky Mountain region of the United States, announced MassWildlife.

The crew returned home safely to Massachusetts on Saturday, Sept. 1, after helping out in the Goldstone Fire on the border of Montana and Idaho, where the rugged, steep terrain and weather presented challenges in containing the fire. MassWildlife is headquartered in Westborough.

"MassWildlife is happy for the safe return of those deployed and wishes success for those still battling fires across the western part of the United States," said the announcement.

In the northern Rocky Mountain region of Montana and Idaho alone, roughly 76,000 acres are experiencing active fires. Nationally, nearly 19,000 personnel are combating fires that have affected over 2 million acres.

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