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Butternut Fire Command Terminated After 2 Weeks

After about two weeks of working to contain the Butternut Fire, the incident command has ended.

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Butternut Fire 40 Percent Contained

The Butternut Fire is 40 percent contained and the command post has been moved to Butternut Ski Area.

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Butternut Fire Contained; Conditions Improve

The Fire Department continues to urge people to stay out of the affected woods, as the chances of getting hurt are high, and not to start outdoor fires.

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Rain Slows Growth of Butternut Fire

Rain has slowed the Butternut Fire's growth but it's estimated at about 1,200 acres at this point. It's the largest wildfire in the Berkshires since nearly a 1,000 acres burned in Clarksburg State Forest.

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Butternut Fire Expands to Sheffield, Covering 1,100 Acres

The Butternut Fire has expanded tenfold, now covering almost 1,100 acres of forest and expanding to Sheffield.

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Wildfire Puts Great Barrington in State of Emergency

The town is in a local state of emergency as responders work to calm a wildfire spread over 100 acres near Brush Hill Road off East Mountain.

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Multiple Agencies Respond to Great Barrington Wildfire

Nearly 75 firefighters are working to contain a wildfire on East Mountain that was reported late Monday night.