NORTHAMPTON, Mass. (WWLP) – State officials are now providing a detailed breakdown of 15 active fires in our state, including four in western Massachusetts.
Brush fire conditions remain in western Mass.
Since the drought started in November, officials say more than 500 wildfires have burned across our state, razing more than 1,500 acres of land. That’s more than half of the fires in our state for the entire year and almost three-quarters of the total acres burned.
The state is tracking 15 fires across the state on Tuesday, and four of those are in western Massachusetts. The Department of Conservation and Recreation (DCR) says fires are still burning in Northampton, Monson, Montgomery, and Northfield.
The fire in Northampton started over a week and a half ago and is more than 85 percent contained. The fire on Bradway Road in Monson also started nearly two weeks ago and is 90 percent contained.
In Montgomery, that fire near Moose Meadow is around 60 percent contained and burning around 60 acres right now. In Northfield, the fire started just last week on Crag Mountain, and officials say they saved two buildings and have the blaze more than 50 percent contained.