A Westport Firefighter left yesterday for Northern California to assist with the wildfires after Governor Jerry Brown declared a state of emergency. Assistant Chief Michael Kronick is joining the 20-person fire crew from the Connecticut  Interstate Fire Crew that is part of the Department of Energy and Environmental Protection. The D.E.E.P. maintains a roster of staff and personnel from local fire departments who are certified to fight wildfires, which in turn allows Connecticut to participate in a reciprocal aid program operated by the U.S. Forest Service. A.C. Kronick was last deployed in 2013 to assist Canada with a stubborn fire in the Northern Province of Quebec; he has also been deployed out West several times before. Please join the Westport Fire Department in wishing a safe return of A.C. Kronick and the rest of the Connecticut Fire Crew.

FF Mike Kronick

Un Westport bombero dejó ayer por el norte de California para ayudar con los incendios forestales después gobernador Jerry Brown declaró el estado de emergencia. Jefe Adjunto Michael Kronick se une al equipo de bomberos de 20 personas de la tripulación de Connecticut Interestatal Fuego que es parte del Departamento de Energía y Protección Ambiental. La profundidad. mantiene una lista del personal y el personal de los departamentos de bomberos locales que están certificados para luchar contra los incendios forestales, que a su vez permite a Connecticut para participar en un programa de ayuda recíproca operado por el Servicio Forestal de Estados Unidos. AC Kronick ha sido desplegada en 2013 para ayudar a Canadá con un fuego obstinada en la provincia septentrional de Quebec; también se ha desplegado en el oeste varias veces antes. Por favor, únase al Departamento de Bomberos de Westport en desear un retorno seguro de AC Kronick y el resto de la Connecticut Fuego Crew.

By Stephen Krauchick

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