32 FIREFIGHTERS AND THREE ENGINES BEING SENT TO FIRE LINES IN OREGON, IDAHO AND MONTANA
TRENTON (August 14, 2015)- The Christie Administration is sending New Jersey Forest Fire Service crews and equipment to assist in the battling of wildfires that are raging across parts of the Pacific Northwest, Department of Environmental Protection Commissioner Bob Martin announced today.
The Forest Fire Service is dispatching a total of 32 firefighters and three wildfire trucks, known as Type 4 engines, which are specifically equipped to pump water in remote fire areas. These resources are being sent to fight wildfires in Oregon, Idaho, and Montana as part of a cooperative aid agreement with the U.S. Forest Service.
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