Pa. firefighters head out West to battle raging wildfires A crew of Pennsylvania firefighters organized by the state Department of Conservation and Natural Resources (DCNR) is heading out West to help fight wildfires. Author: Harri Leigh (FOX43) Updated: 10:18 PM EDT July 26, 2021 HARRISBURG, Pa. — As fire season continues in the Western U.S., a group of Pennsylvania firefighters organized by the state Department of Conservation and Natural Resources (DCNR) is heading out West to help. The crew of 20 includes DCNR employees and volunteers from Harrisburg. The DCNR has long sent summer crews to wildfires and other natural disasters; employees said they had sent more than 200 crews since 1973.