Delaware Forest Service to send help to Rocky Mountains

In response to Rocky Mountain wildfires the Delaware Forest Service is sending help in the form of a 20-person wildfire crew.

The crew will join four others from the east coast heading west to help crews in Colorado.

In response to increased wildfire activity, the National Interagency Fire Center upped its National Preparedness Level to 3 on a 5-point scale on June 28.

The crew being sent is a mix of volunteers and public agency personnel trained in woodland firefighting.

A representative of the Delaware Forest Service tells 47 ABC it means a lot for The First State to be able assist in this time of need.

"My hat goes off to the volunteers who take time away from their families and their jobs to help the Delaware Forest Service put a crew together and head to various parts of the country," said Kyle Hoyd, assistant state forester.

The firefighters are scheduled to fly to Grand Junction, Colorado on Sunday to pre-position for a pending assignment.

Their bus will leave from Smyrna Saturday at 1 p.m. for Harrisburg.