What we learned from the 2024 Connecticut brushfires
A fire broke out in October of this year at Lamentation Mountain in Berlin. It took officials weeks to contain the brushfires. The Connecticut National Guard borrowed helicopters to dump more than 100,000 gallons of water on the fire.
While attempting to fight the fire, tragically, Wethersfield volunteer firefighter Robert Sharkevich Sr. died. Sharkevich was riding a utility task vehicle on one of the mountain trails when it rolled over.
The recent brush fires in Connecticut are forcing us to face the state of our changing climate and prepare for a future where wildfires could become more…
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