Tag Archives: Connecticut

Group fought the Red Salmon Complex fire   Marlborough, Conn. (AP) — A group of 10 firefighters from Connecticut and Massachusetts has returned home after spending the last several weeks helping to battle wildfires in northern California. The contingent left ...

Assistance during fires and storms     FARMINGTON, Conn. (AP) — American Red Cross volunteers from Connecticut will be deploying to Texas in advance of two strong storms and to California to help people affected by wildfires. The state chapter ...

Blaze along Appalachian Trail disturbs timber rattler dens   PAT EATON-ROBB, Associated Press HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — Firefighters battling a brush fire near the Appalachian Trail in western Connecticut were dealing with another threat this week — rattlesnakes. Authorities said ...