Tennessee deploys 36 firefighters to assist with raging western wildfires

  • Source: Tennesean
  • Published: 07/22/2021 12:00 AM

The Tennessee Division of Forestry announced Wednesday it had deployed 36 firefighters to help fight the wildfires that continue to burn and spread in the western United States. In all, 83 large wildfires are currently burning across 13 states, the National Interagency Fire Center said Tuesday. The State Department of Agriculture reported the firefighters are members of seven incident management teams deployed to the west. The state also provided eight pieces of equipment to assist in the fighting the fires. Oregon's massive Bootleg Fire, at 616 square miles, was 32% contained as of Wednesday morning. Tennessee firefighters are assisting in Arizona, New Mexico, Utah, Florida, Montana, Colorado, Wyoming, California, Oregon, Idaho and Washington.



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