UPDATED: DE Wildland Fire Crew & Truck Headed to Southern California
UPDATED – 07/31/23 – A 3-person wildland fire engine crew from Delaware was mobilized Friday for an assignment in Southern California in the area of Wawona. The crew will be working on patrolling and isolating new fire starts due to human activity and lightning strikes. Predicted fire danger in Yosemite National Park is extreme/high for the next week. According to InciWeb – there is an active 840 acre fire – The Pika Fire which is about 40% contained – currently burning in the park near where the Delaware crew is working from. Monday is the first day of their 14-day assignment.
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ORIGINAL STORY – 07/29/23 – The Delaware Forest Service has a Type 6 Wildland Engine heading to Southern California. The engine and it’s three-man crew will be working to suppress new fire starts throughout Southern California and working with various agencies from all over the country. Forestry officials will do a crew swap in mid-August so that they can continue to provide support to states in need.
The crew is made up of Engine Boss Sam Topper, Engine Boss Trainee James Charney, and Fire Fighter II/Faller II Trainee Tom Hairgrove.
