Western Mass. Incident Management Team Sent To Puerto Rico

WAMC Northeast Public Radio | By Paul Tuthill

Published October 17, 2017 at 1:29 PM EDT

The Baker administration has sent more help from Massachusetts to Puerto Rico to aid in the recovery from Hurricane Maria.

A team of emergency management personnel has been assembled for a fourteen day deployment. It includes seven members of the Northwest Massachusetts Incident Management Team.

WAMC’s Pioneer Valley Bureau Chief Paul Tuthill spoke with Joe Cuneo, the fire chief for New Salem and Wendell and planning section chief for the incident management team.

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