Dozens of wildfires burning in Connecticut
10/30/2024 12:00:00 AM
CATEGORIES:
Fire
Relief, Response & Restrictions
AFFECTED AREAS:
Connecticut
Fairfield County, CT
Hartford County, CT
Litchfield County, CT
Middlesex County, CT
New Haven County, CT
New London County, CT
Tolland County, CT
Windham County, CT
Start Date: 10/23/2024
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Four active wildfires continued to burn across Connecticut, but it was unclear when they might be contained. The four fires were at Berlin's Lamentation Mountain, Canaan's Cobble Road, Oxford's Naugatuck State Forest, and Voluntown's Pachaug State Forest. The state Department of Energy and Environmental Protection agency was stretched thin fighting so many brush fires statewide.
The News-Times (Norwalk, Ct.), Oct 30, 2024
In the past week, Connecticut firefighters have contained 40 fires, about a dozen of which were more than an acre in size, according to the state Department of Energy and Environmental Protection. Four active fires were being monitored in Berlin, Canaan, Oxford and Voluntown. The largest blaze, the brush fire in Berlin on Lamentation Mountain, has charred 120 to 130 acres.
“Our state is a tinderbox,” Gov. Ned Lamont said. “Everything is incredibly flammable. Anytime a dry leaf falls, it’s fuel for flames. … What we need is rain.”
CT Insider (Norwalk, Ct.), Oct 29, 2024
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