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Delaware wildfire crew battles 300-acre blaze in Colorado
Delaware wildfire crew members shown are (l-r) Erich Burkentine of Milton, Bart Wilson of Dover, Jeff Wilson of Clayton, Daniel Mihok of Camden, Spencer Valenti of Dover, Nikki Testa of Newark, Nathaniel Sommers of Smyrna, Adam Keever of Newark, Brian Jennings of Harrington, Sam Topper of Federalsburg, Md., Doug Rawling of Newark, Hannah Small of Dover, Tyaire Ferrell of Wilmington, Mark Kammer of Magnolia, Chris Valenti of Dover, Justin Sauble of Dover and Zach Brown of Lewes. SUBMITTED PHOTOS
July 12, 2017
Delaware’s wildfire crew traveled to work on the Wilson Fire, a 300-acre blaze north of Meeker, Colo., started by lightning July 7.
A Delaware Forest Service wildfire crew recently traveled to battle the 300-acre Wilson Fire nine miles north of Meeker, Colo. Started by lightning July 7, the blaze was 15 percent contained at press time, and threatening oil and gas production equipment.
The firefighting effort is under the direction of a Type 3 Incident Management Team with a total of 146 personnel assigned.
Delaware's team is made up of 17 firefighters from Delaware and three from West Virginia. The crew flew July 9 from Harrisburg, Pa., to the Rocky Mountain region along with teams from Maryland, New Hampshire and Pennsylvania.
For updates on the Wilson Fire, go to https://inciweb.nwcg.gov/incident/5338/.
