Dozens Of County Firefighters Battle Multi-Alarm Building And Brush Fires In Hopkinton

HOPKINTON, NH — Dozens of firefighters battled building and brush fires in Hopkinton on Monday afternoon.

Just past 3 p.m., Capital Region Fire Dispatch began receiving reports of a shed fire spreading to a garage on Chase Farm Road in Hopkinton. Fire spotters at the Kearsarge fire tower also reported seeing plumes of smoke from the area, a little more than a mile from the town’s border with Concord. Firefighters from Hopkinton, Concord, Warner, and Webster were sent to the scene.

A few minutes later, a second alarm was struck, sending engines and tankers from Bow, Henniker, Hooksett, Salisbury, Weare, and Webster to the fires.

The fire commander reported several vehicles were on fire and they would need to use Deer Meadow Brook, a nearby water source next to the town dump, to bring the fire under control.

Forestry units were requested as well as Eversource, to shut down power to the scene. A porta-pond was also set up to collect water from the brook and create a holding tank.

Around 3:15 p.m., the fire commander called for a “modified brush assignment” and said firefighters would need help keeping a brush fire from spreading to a nearby house. More firefighters, tankers, and forestry units from Allenstown, Concord, Dunbarton, Henniker, Hillsboro, and Warner were requested. Fifteen minutes later, a second alarm for the brush fire was requested, and more firefighters, tankers, and forestry units from Bradford, Canterbury, Franklin, and Pembroke were sent to the scene.

Around 4:45 p.m., the fire commander said most of the brush fire was extinguished while firefighters were still trying to contain hot spots on the buildings.

Firefighters began breaking down equipment and wrapping up around 5:30 p.m.

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