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Delaware Sends Wildfire Crew to Northern California

Department of Agriculture | Forest Service | News | Date Posted: Tuesday, August 9, 2022


Delaware's black wildland firefighter helmet with yellow tape and wildfire logo
The 2022 DES1 Diamond State Wildfire Crew photo taken at Blackbird State Forest before mobilizing to northern California
The 2022 DES1 Diamond State Wildfire Crew: (Left to Right, Front to Back): Dave Pro of Newark and Bill Seybold of Dover; Adam Keever of Newark, Eddie Boyer of Frederica, Justin Sauble of Smyrna, Sam Topper of Federalsburg, MD, and Jim Charney of Felton; Erich Burkentine of Milton, Derek Coss of Berlin, MD, Hunter Melson of Middletown, Zachary Veasey of Millsboro, Eric Brown of Rehoboth Beach, Zach Brown of Millsboro, and Tom Hairgrove of Townsend; Ben Schnatterly of Dover, Noah Jackson of Delmar, Nate Shampine of Hockessin, Jeff Wilson of Clayton, and Scott Veasey of Millsboro

 

SMYRNA, Del. (August 9, 2022) –The Delaware Forest Service mobilized a 19-person wildfire crew from Blackbird State Forest to northern California today. The crew will travel cross-country to join other wildfire crews to battle blazes as the number of wildfires in the area continue to grow, sparked by hot, dry, and windy weather combined with an unstable atmosphere, creating lightning-caused fires.

According to the National Interagency Fire Center, 66 large fires and complexes have burned 1,694,298 acres in 14 states. More than 12,300 wildland firefighters and support personnel are currently assigned to incidents across the country.

Delaware has trained more than 600 firefighters since 1996 and battled wildfires in numerous states, including Alaska, Arizona, Georgia, California, Colorado, Idaho, Minnesota, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, North Carolina, Oregon, Utah, Virginia, and Washington. https://de.gov/wildfire.

For more information, contact Kyle Hoyd at kyle.hoyd@delaware.gov

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Delaware Sends Wildfire Crew to Northern California

Department of Agriculture | Forest Service | News | Date Posted: Tuesday, August 9, 2022


Delaware's black wildland firefighter helmet with yellow tape and wildfire logo
The 2022 DES1 Diamond State Wildfire Crew photo taken at Blackbird State Forest before mobilizing to northern California
The 2022 DES1 Diamond State Wildfire Crew: (Left to Right, Front to Back): Dave Pro of Newark and Bill Seybold of Dover; Adam Keever of Newark, Eddie Boyer of Frederica, Justin Sauble of Smyrna, Sam Topper of Federalsburg, MD, and Jim Charney of Felton; Erich Burkentine of Milton, Derek Coss of Berlin, MD, Hunter Melson of Middletown, Zachary Veasey of Millsboro, Eric Brown of Rehoboth Beach, Zach Brown of Millsboro, and Tom Hairgrove of Townsend; Ben Schnatterly of Dover, Noah Jackson of Delmar, Nate Shampine of Hockessin, Jeff Wilson of Clayton, and Scott Veasey of Millsboro

 

SMYRNA, Del. (August 9, 2022) –The Delaware Forest Service mobilized a 19-person wildfire crew from Blackbird State Forest to northern California today. The crew will travel cross-country to join other wildfire crews to battle blazes as the number of wildfires in the area continue to grow, sparked by hot, dry, and windy weather combined with an unstable atmosphere, creating lightning-caused fires.

According to the National Interagency Fire Center, 66 large fires and complexes have burned 1,694,298 acres in 14 states. More than 12,300 wildland firefighters and support personnel are currently assigned to incidents across the country.

Delaware has trained more than 600 firefighters since 1996 and battled wildfires in numerous states, including Alaska, Arizona, Georgia, California, Colorado, Idaho, Minnesota, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, North Carolina, Oregon, Utah, Virginia, and Washington. https://de.gov/wildfire.

For more information, contact Kyle Hoyd at kyle.hoyd@delaware.gov

More photos and videos are available at: https://flic.kr/s/aHBqjA2pY6

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