Ongoing Massachusetts wildfires strain local fire departments [Video]

Wildfires burning across Massachusetts for weeks are overwhelming local fire departments and city resources.”So we made our stop over here, but certainly the interior was still burning,” said Lynn fire Chief Dan Sullivan.Sullivan and his department had their hands full this weekend, battling a wildfire in the Lynn Woods that consumed more than 400 acres in just a matter of hours.”There was plenty of discussion over the weekend on how to best use the crews,” Sullivan said. “We had almost every engine and ladder up here doing shifts.”Sullivan’s department of 180 men and women is stretched thin, with 30 people out at a time in shifts, constantly facing danger from the fires and falling trees.”It’s pretty dangerous for our people out here, and for all of the people that come to help,” Sullivan said.In Middleton, firefighters are now on day 18 of battling wildfires, with crews often working all day …