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The Berkshire Eagle4d
Here's how much it cost to fight Great Barrington's wildfire. Meanwhile the investigation is still open
The Butternut Fire burned around 1,670 acres high on East Mountain, and it took around 100 firefighters a day took about a ...
WTEN Albany on MSN9d
What Great Barrington FD has learned since Butternut fire
Nearly four months after a brush fire ripped through Berkshire County, Great Barrington Fire Chief Scott Turner recalled what ...
The Berkshire Eagle1d
Housatonic and Great Barrington water systems will be interconnected next year for emergency backup
Town officials announced on Tuesday that they approved the interconnection of the Great Barrington Fire District Water ...
WNYT.com3d
Report: Wildfire cost Great Barrington $35K to fight
The wildfire that burned more than a thousand acres of forest last fall in Great Barrington cost the town $35,000 dollars to fight. The bulk of the money was spent to pay firefighters' regular ...
The Berkshire Edge17h
Great Barrington’s Prudential Committee comes out against the town’s potential purchase and merger of Housatonic Water Works, Fire District
Great Barrington — Six days before an upcoming special town meeting, scheduled for Thursday, April 17, at 6 p.m., at Monument ...
Great Barrington Fire Chief looks back on Butternut brush fire
Nearly four months after a brush fire ripped through Berkshire County, Great Barrington Fire Chief Scott Turner recalled what ...
The Berkshire Edge3d
Great Barrington, Stockbridge, and West Stockbridge approve Housatonic Water Works interconnection project with Great Barrington Fire District
"The Selectboard believes that the interconnection of the two systems will benefit Housatonic Water Works customers and Great ...