30-year-old wildland firefighter Nicole Madden returned from combating Montana's Grouse Fire with a 20-person Massachusetts crew in a mutual aid pact.

30-year-old wildland firefighter Nicole Madden has returned from battling fires in Montana with a 20-person crew from Massachusetts as part of a mutual aid pact with other agencies. The Northeast Forest Fire Protection Commission, comprised of New England states, New York, and eastern Canadian provinces, provides international and interstate wildland fire mutual aid assistance. This two-week fight against the Grouse Fire involved 21 New York firefighters and three from Steuben County, alongside over 200 US firefighters.

August 12, 2024
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