Pa fire brigade workers work overnight, while Michaux State Forest Waldbranns last almost 1,000 acres

Cumberland County, Pa. (WHP) – Firefighters worked overnight to burn forest fires in the Michaux State Forest, which says civil servants that they burned together for almost a thousand morning.

By Friday morning, the Ministry of Public Security from Cumberland County confirmed that two fires are still active: the Thompson Hollow Fire, which is located near Schippensburg and Thompson Hollow Roads, and the Hammond’s Rock Fire near Ridge Road and Cold Springs Road.

The dispatchers said that volunteer firefighters were eliminated by the night monitoring of the fires with the crews of the Ministry of Nature Conservation and Natural Resources.

On Thursday at around 10:30 p.m., the Ministry of Nature Conservation and Natural Resources announced in an update that both fires quickly spread on Thursday due to dry conditions and things such as Berglaurels, which can act as fuel for fire.

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A video of the Franklin Fire Company shows some of the conditions with which firefighters are faced in the forest:

Thompson Hollow Fire

The Thompson Hollow Fire, which broke out on Wednesday at around 5 p.m., spread to around 750 acres, said the DCNR.

Houses in the area were evacuated from a lot of caution, but no structures have been lost.

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Shippensburg/Baltimore and Thompson Hollow Roads are closed indefinitely when the crews fight against the fire.

In a fakebook post that was created early Friday morning, the vigilance company No. 1 said that Thompson Hollow Fire was one of the largest mountain fires that the community has ever seen.

The crews from the counties Cumberland, Franklin, Adams, Dauphin, York and Lebanon have all changed to fight against fire.

“The crews will continue to work until the weekend to contain the fire,” wrote the fire brigade. “If you want to donate something to support rehabilitation efforts, water or gatorade can be discontinued at our ward or with the Ems of Shippensburg for distribution to the crews on site.”

Hammonds rock fire

The rock fire of the Hammond, which broke out on Thursday at around 11 a.m., spread to around 200 hectares, said the DCNR on Thursday evening.

It is believed that no structures are at risk in this area.

The Ridge Road and the Cold Springs Road are closed and the Buck Ridge Trail is closed from Pine Grove Ofen State Park to the Kings Gap Environmental Education Center.

Governor Shapiro addressed the fires in a position on X and said teams from the PA Emergency Management Agency, the PA Department of Conservation & Natural Resources and Pennsylvania State Police answer everyone.

In a press release, DCNR said that in Pennsylvania 99% of all forest fires are caused by people and the greatest months that are at risk for forest fires in Pennsylvania, as well as October and November March, April and May.

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