HUTCHINSON, Kan. — The Hutchinson Fire Department on Monday provided updates on their deployed firefighters for wildfires in the West.
HFD Brush 71 with Capt. Walle, Capt. Brooks and Engineer Manuel are currently assigned to Division Foxtrot working on Structure Prep and mop up operations on the Durkee Fire in Eastern Oregon. Division Foxtrot is located on the Northwest flank of the fire.
Capt. Troy Mueller has been assigned to Idaho, where he is helping with the Gwen Fire. According to the Idaho Department of Lands, Air resources were able to successfully drop retardant on the east side of the fire Sunday afternoon, minimizing the fire’s spread out of the river bottom. Firefighters worked to reduce the unburned fuel load by completing burnout operations on the northern, northeastern, and eastern perimeter of the fire.
According to the Associated Press, more than 100 large active wildfires were burning in the U.S. on Monday.
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