Area Firefighters Set to Return Home After Battling California Wildfire

Three area residents are among the Connecticut fire crew members who are scheduled to return Thursday night following a 17-day deployment to help battle the Eiler Fire near Burney, CA.

According to the Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP), the firefighters were part of a 20-member crew comprised of DEEP employees and private sector firefighters sent to California on Aug. 4 to help battle the 32,000-acre wildfire that began on July 31.

The entire crew is scheduled to return to about 8:15 p.m. at Eastern District Headquarters, 209 Hebron Rd., Marlborough. Connecticut’s crew members received excellent reviews from the U.S. Forest Service for their work.

Among area residents on the crew are Rich Scalora of Berlin, Michael Senyk of Glastonbury and Tony Flamio of Farmington.

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