GOSHEN, MA –At 15:16 hours yesterday, Goshen Fire was alerted by the DAR Fire Tower of smoke rising in the vicinity of Sears Rd. The tower has been staffed due to high potential fire conditions. After a 911 call from a resident and search by Chief in Car 1, the fire was discovered on Shaw […]
CHESTERFIELD, MA – At 18:38 hours, Goshen and Williamsburg firefighters were called mutual aid to the town of Chesterfield to assist with a brush fire at the intersection of Rt. 143 and Curtis Road. Eight Goshen volunteers responded with Car 1 and Brush 1. Upon arrival, units discovered a 0.5 acre fire spreading in a […]
The smoke you see off in the distance is coming from the fire on Bondi’s Island in West Springfield. This picture was taken from a drone at approximately 6PM this evening looking south, southeast from Goshen. Bondi’s Island would be to the right of the picture. Amherst, Northampton and Hatfield can be seen in the valley […]
The ‘tower man’ must stay on his toes and keep a clear eye while watching over a wide area for potential forest fires. Source: Union-News (Springfield, MA) Author: GEORGE GRAHAM GOSHEN, MA – A hot afternoon during this unusally dry spring finds “tower man” John DeNardo on full alert. “Today’s a red flag day, ‘Smokey’ says […]
Source: Union-News (Springfield, MA) ASHFIELD, MA – Several brush fires kept firefighters busy across the county yesterday, with the largest blackening about 10 acres in Ashfield. It took about 60 firemen from Ashfield, Buckland, Plainfield, Goshen, and the state Forestry Department about four hours to douse the brush fire on Beldingville Road, said Ashfield Fire […]
Source: Union-News (Springfield, MA) Author: GEORGE GRAHAM NORTHAMPTON, MA – Capricious winds fanned a brush fire near the upper portion of Sylvester Road into a 100-acre conflagration yesterday that took more than 40 area firefighters most of the day to extinguish, according to a fire department spokesman. No injuries were reported in the blaze, the city’s […]