Mississippi firefighters request assistance
9/27/2023 12:00:00 AM
CATEGORIES:
Fire
Relief, Response & Restrictions
AFFECTED AREAS:
Alabama
Mississippi
South Carolina
Tennessee
Start Date: 9/27/2023
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The Mississippi Forestry Commission requested assistance from the South Central and Southeastern Wildland Fire Compacts, which includes all the southern states. Personnel and equipment are expected in coming days from Alabama, South Carolina and Tennessee. The Mississippi Emergency Management Agency, the U.S. Forest Service, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and the U.S. National Park Service were also expected to help. Fire behavior has been explosive south of Interstate 20.
WAPT Channel 16 Online (Jackson, Miss.), Sept 27, 2023
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