Assistant Chief Miller Returns From Idaho Wildfire

Assistant Chief Mark Miller returned to West Friendship on Friday from Idaho, where he was serving as a wildland firefighter. Chief Miller worked on the Beaver Creek Complex Fire as a member of the Maryland Department of Natural Resources Wildland Fire Crew. Through a cooperative agreement with the USDA Forest Service, Maryland DNR mobilizes trained firefighting resources to assist other states with protecting lives, property, and natural resources. The Beaver Creek Complex Fire, which Chief Miller worked on for eighteen days, was ignited by lightning on August 7th and has burned 111,387 acres in the Sawtooth National Forest. It is considered to be 90% contained as of Sunday, August 25th, according to the USDA Forest Service. Needless to say, we're all glad Chief Miller is back safe and sound!