WILLIAMSTOWN A week after the Williamstown Fire Department was fighting a wildland fire with mutual aid from departments in Northern Berkshire and southern Vermont, the same departments were celebrating
Williamstown Fire Chief Craig Pedercini reports to the annual fire district meeting. WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — It was a relatively uneventful meeting to cap a year that was.
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The state Bureau of Fire Control, the State Fire Marshal’s Office, the Massachusetts Emergency Management Agency (MEMA), Massachusetts State Police, Massachusetts National Guard, and the National Park Service are all also assisting.
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The Appalachian Trail is being impacted by the fire and hikers are asked to stay clear of the area for their own health and safety.
Also, there has been a wonderful outpouring from the local communities in bringing food and water, coffee, snacks, and such to the firefighters.
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In a press release put out yesterday at 4:30 p.m.about the East Mountain Fire, Williamstown Fire Chief Craig A. Pedercini, State Fire Warden David Celino and North Adams Mayor Thomas W. Bernard provided an update on the “East Mountain” fire in the Clarksburg State Forest this afternoon.