05-07-2023 16:08 via nbcconnecticut.com

Connecticut firefighters head to Canada to help fight wildfires

Governor Ned Lamont said there are multiple firefighters from Connecticut heading to Canada to help fight wildfires. The Department of Energy and Environmental Protection’s (DEEP) Forestry Division mobilized four CT Interstate Fire Crew firefighters to fight wildfires in Quebec. The governor’s office said the state’s firefighters are part of a 20-person crew, known as the Northeast Compact, that deployed from...
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