It came just days after a wildfire in the Big River Management Area in West Greenwich scorched as many as 200 acres. All told, 2023 saw more acres burned in Rhode Island than in any recent year on ...

Great Barrington, Massachusetts, has been busy putting out fires lately—literally so in late November, when the Butternut wildfire tore through East Mountain State Forest, scorching over 1,670 acres, ...

The wildfire burned more than 1,600 acres near Great Barrington in November. Firefighters removed vegetation and dead leaves to help stop the fire from spreading.

Scott Turner, chief of the Great Barrington Fire Department, oversaw the response to the Butternut Fire, the largest wildfire in the state. He described the challenges his team faced.

After Battling a Wildfire, Ski Butternut in Western Massachusetts Opens for the Season It's one of the earlier opening days in the Great Barrington ski area's recent years. Josh Sullivan Dec 6, 2024 ...

New growth will come in the spring, and this area will once again flourish and be as healthy as it ever was,” said Lt. Brian Mead, PIO for the Great Barrington Fire Department.

The Great Barrington Fire Department is pulling back from the Butternut Wildfire. The wildfire burning for two weeks in Southern Berkshire County is now under control, they said.

GREAT BARRINGTON, Mass. (WWLP) - Wildfires across Massachusetts that burned 4,000 acres since October have been contained completely, except in Great Barrington.

Updated: Nov 22, 2024 / 11:12 AM EST GREAT BARRINGTON, Mass. (WWLP) – The rain is helping crews in Berkshire County in the fight against the massive Butternut wildfire.

GREAT BARRINGTON, Mass. (WWLP) – The rain is helping crews in Berkshire County in the fight against the massive Butternut wildfire. The fire in Great Barrington has now grown to nearly 1,400 ...

The Butternut Fire in Great Barrington is the largest wildfire in the state, burning 1,338 acres. The fire department said that the fire hasn't gotten any bigger, but there are still several hot ...