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Westover firefighters assist with local fire

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  • By Tech. Sgt. Amelia Leonard
  • 439th Airlift Wing Public Affairs
WESTOVER AIR RESERVE BASE, Mass. --  Members of the 439th Airlift Wing fire department had a busy Fourth of July weekend, helping local firefighters battle a large fire on Holyoke July 3 and providing backup for a gas station fire the following day.

The Westover fire department responded to an emergency call on the evening of July 3 when large bales of paper caught fire in a storage yard at Sonoco Products paper mill in Holyoke. The 439th AW fire department foam truck helped extinguish the tightly backed bales, department officials said. There were no injuries during the fire.

The following morning, the Chicopee fire chief requested two Westover engines to serve as back-up coverage at Station 1, while the Chicopee fire department responded to a gas station fire. Westover sent 2 fire trucks and eight firemen. Although Westover did not respond to any fire calls for the city of Chicopee during that time, they did respond to a medical call.