BROCKTON – Massachusetts’ chief fire warden is keeping an eye on the raging wildfires in California . Chief Dave Celino sent local firefighters to Idaho and Montana last year to fight similar wildfires and said crews on the west coast are likely working double or triple shifts under extreme conditions.
“It’s the weather, the fire behavior and the terrain all coming together,” Chief Celino said. “There were long 16, 18, 20-hour shifts and the same thing is happening there. It’s a long duration event.”
“Zero to 100 – like that,” Brockton Fire Chief Brian Nardelli added. “That’s the difference.”…