Due to the severe drought that eventually added fuel to the fire, Great Barrington has had a strict outdoor fire ban since early November that is still in force. Firefighters said the fire was ...

GREAT BARRINGTON, Mass. (NEWS10)– The Great Barrington brush fire, also known as the Butternut Fire, is under control and not expected to spread further, Fire Chief Scott Turner announced Sunday ...

GREAT BARRINGTON, N.Y. (NEWS10) — Nearly four months after a brush fire ripped through Berkshire County, Great Barrington Fire Chief Scott Turner recalled what he would do differently the next ...

A wildfire in Great Barrington, Massachusetts has triggered a region-wide response as fire companies from around Berkshire County join state agencies in containment efforts. The wildfire in East ...

GREAT BARRINGTON, Mass. (NEWS10) — The Great Barrington brush fire, also known as the Butternut Fire, is now 60% contained as of Wednesday; a growth from 40% on Tuesday. The Great Barrington ...

“The Great Barrington Fire District has refused repeatedly to acquire the Housatonic Water Works, even though combining the two entities would save money for water customers.

GREAT BARRINGTON, Mass. (WWLP) – Multiple fire crews worked throughout the day Tuesday to contain a massive brush fire, which has now grown to over 100 aces. Crews put out brush fire near UMass ...

Great Barrington crews are still responding to flareups in the Butternut Fire. Efforts continued Monday reinforcing the perimeter of the fire, mapping and monitoring, the department posted to its ...

GREAT BARRINGTON, Mass. (WWLP) – On a cold, windy day 40 years ago, firefighters in Great Barrington were called to three fires in what became one of the biggest fires in recent history, The ...

Chief Fire Warden of the Massachusetts Department of Conservation and Recreation's Dave Celino and Great Barrington Fire Chief Scott Turner estimate the Butternut Brush Fire to have burned through ...

GREAT BARRINGTON — A steady rainfall slowed Butternut Fire’s spread across the East Mountain ridgeline on Thursday, but did not extinguish the flames. Overnight Wednesday into Thursday, the ...

The Great Barrington Fire Department said Thursday morning that the fire experienced "some overnight growth," but nothing like the previous day. There are 120 firefighting personnel from multiple ...