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Officials placed bans on Massachusetts as it faced over 100 brush fires in the last week and an enhanced brushfire risk.. Over 120 brush fires have burned around 450 acres in the state in the last ...
VIEW HERE: Live Massachusetts Brush Fire Map. Cain Hill Fire in Salem/Lynn: currently at 140 acres and 50% contained. Middleton Pond Fire in Middleton: 188 acres and 70% contained.
Wildfires: See map. How to protect against poor air quality. Until brush fires subside in Massachusetts, air quality conditions will continue to be affected.
More than a quarter of this year's brush and wildland fires took place in October, according to Chief Fire Warden David Celino of the Massachusetts Department of Conservation and Recreation. The October fires have also accounted for more than half of the 1,158 acres (469 hectares) burned so far this year.
Modern techniques for fighting these fires include controlled burns and the clearing of brush. The discontinuation of live firing at the Massachusetts Military Reservation has also contributed to the decrease in the intensity of the fires. The military has helped with the hazard by periodically burning portions of the land to prevent these ...
Wildfires burning in Connecticut and Massachusetts. About 82 brush fires were being monitored across Connecticut, said Will Healey, a spokesperson for the state's Department of Energy and ...
In late 2016, a brush fire burned on the former ski slopes, burning mostly loose brush. No buildings caught fire in that event. However from 2016 on, several smaller shacks were burned to the ground. In March 2018, the former ski rental shop was completely destroyed by a fire, and on February 23, 2020, the main lodge was almost entirely ...
Red Flag Warning: Brush fire danger high in western Massachusetts . According to the Monson Fire Department, they received the call about the fire in the area of 59 and 65 Bradway Road at around 3 ...