RVFire Stopped

On November15, 2022, Pepperell firefighters stopped an RVfire from extending to a house.

where the fire spread rapidly and eventually burned through the roof. Chief Cavanaugh ended up striking a second alarm early on, forhelp from several communities coming to the fire to assist and bringing it undercontrol in an hour’s time.

3 Alarms forSpringfield

The Springfield (MA) Fire Department responded to a fire on the North End of Main Street in the evening hours of January 28 28, 2023. It was quickly transmitted as a third alarm.

- Fire News photos by Coral Ruggiero and John DeForest

Lebanon

House Fire

Lebanon (CT) firefighters responded to Mack Road on January 17, 2023, fora house fire. Numerous mutual aid assisted at the scene.

Christmas Fire forFrancestown

On the night of Christmas Day 2022, Francestown (NH) and automatic aid responded to East Road fora structure fire. Prior to arrival, additional information was reported that fire was in the dwelling and a second alarm was ordered. Companies arrived and deployed multiple handlines, while a draft site was established. The collective volunteer/on-call departments were able to make a good stop, keeping the bulk of the fire contained to the garage. - Fire News photo by Dylan Conway

Fall River5-Alarmer

Fall River(MA) Communications began receiving calls reporting visible smoke in a Subway restaurant. Crews arrived at a strip mall containing several businesses including Burns PowerTools which had smoke and flames showing from the roof. Command called fora second alarm followed closely by a third as the fire occupancy had a large inventory of lubricants and rechargeable batteries that were feeding the flames. Heavy smoke blanketed the area, while temperatures hovered in the 20s. As conditions worsened, command called forfourth and fifth alarms. Mutual aid was called into back-fill empty stations and off-duty personnel were called in to put spare apparatus in service. Out of town companies responded to several calls during this fire including a fully involved auto fire.