It hasn't been a typical summer fire season for the state’s Department of Conservation and Recreation firefighters.

Chief Fire Warden Dave Celino said the fire danger is lower than normal because of all of the rain, but that does not mean they haven't been busy.

DCR firefighters have been assisting locally with other weather disasters, including flash floods and the tornado in North Brookfield. Celino said they use the same training to help in these events as they do to fight fires.

"We can turn around and shift those efforts towards being ready to respond to other natural type disasters,” he said. “So, as I mentioned, flash flooding, saw crews are valuable when we see these wind events. We had a tornado touch down in North Brookfield the other day and you can bet state agencies like DCR were on point, watching that, keeping good situational awareness to respond to what those communities need."

Celino said they are coming off a very active spring fire season, totaling more than 850 wildfires extending almost 1,800 acres burned.