{"id":23411,"date":"2018-08-06T09:09:04","date_gmt":"2018-08-06T13:09:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/dnr\/?p=23411"},"modified":"2018-08-13T12:12:13","modified_gmt":"2018-08-13T16:12:13","slug":"maryland-wildfire-crew-heads-to-northern-rockies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/dnr\/2018\/08\/06\/maryland-wildfire-crew-heads-to-northern-rockies\/","title":{"rendered":"Maryland Wildfire Crew Heads to Northern Rockies"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center\"><em>Team Battling Tenmile Fire in Montana<\/em><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_23412\" style=\"width: 360px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"http:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/dnr\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2018\/08\/unnamed-3.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-23412\" class=\"wp-image-23412\" src=\"http:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/dnr\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2018\/08\/unnamed-3-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"Photo of wildfire crew\" width=\"350\" height=\"263\" srcset=\"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/dnr\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2018\/08\/unnamed-3-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/dnr\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2018\/08\/unnamed-3-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/dnr\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2018\/08\/unnamed-3-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/dnr\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2018\/08\/unnamed-3.jpg 1333w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 350px) 100vw, 350px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-23412\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Members of MDS #2<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Maryland has assembled and mobilized its second crew of <a href=\"http:\/\/dnr.maryland.gov\/forests\/Pages\/fire\/mdfire.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">wildland firefighters<\/a> to battle raging wildfires in the Western United States, as part of a cooperative agreement with the U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service.<\/p>\n<p>Maryland State (MDS) #2 has been dispatched to battle the Tenmile Fire, which is burning about 372 acres (zero percent contained) in the Kootenai National Forest in Northwest Montana.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>The 20-person crew arrived today in Missoula, Montana.<\/p>\n<p>MDS #2 consists of 14 representatives from the <a href=\"http:\/\/dnr.maryland.gov\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Maryland Department of Natural Resources<\/a>, including seven full-time and seven seasonal employees from the <a href=\"http:\/\/dnr.maryland.gov\/forests\/Pages\/default.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Maryland Forest Service<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/dnr.maryland.gov\/publiclands\/Pages\/default.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Maryland Park Service<\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/dnr.maryland.gov\/wildlife\/Pages\/default.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Wildlife and Heritage Service<\/a>.\u00a0They join an additional 160 people assigned to the Tenmile Fire for a 14-day tour.<\/p>\n<p>Maryland has participated in mobilizing certified, equipped and fully-trained wildland firefighters since 1974.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Team Battling Tenmile Fire in Montana Maryland has assembled and mobilized its second crew of wildland firefighters to battle raging wildfires in the Western United States, as part of a cooperative agreement with the U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service. 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