New Hampshire Wood Pellet Factory Fire Requires Large Response
Crews from multiple towns responded to Jaffrey blaze.

JAFFREY, N.H. (AP) — Nearly 100 firefighters from 12 towns have helped put out a fire a New Hampshire wood pellet plant. Firefighters say the fire started at New England Wood Pellet Company in Jaffrey just after 6 p.m. Thursday.
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News of the New England Wood Pellet Company fire in Jaffrey told of firefighters from anywhere between 12 and 14 towns responding to the blaze. Having command of an incident requiring personnel from over a dozen departments can be daunting. The Accountability sector may need to be managed by more than one individual. Fortunately, as is the case with nearly all fireground operations, training can help work out bugs, improve communication and foster better working relationships.

Take a look at these FireRescue Magazine articles on Mutual Aid and ask yourself if your department couldn't benefit from training together with two or more departments.

Formal Automatic/Mutual Aid Agreements Are a Must
We owe it to our communities to ensure that automatic aid agreements are in place

Planning Automatic Aid Agreements
Think through how the relationship will work before putting it into effect

Working with Mutual-Aid Departments Requires Common SOPs
A near-miss call highlights what can go wrong when such policies aren't in place

The Benefits of Command Support Teams
The benefits of establishing command support teams