Brattleboro Fire Department
103 Elliot Street * Brattleboro, VT 05301 * 802-254-4831 *
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Jay Symonds Charles Keir III
Fire Chief Assistant Chief
Focused, Integrity, Respect, and Excellence
PRESS RELEASE
Date: April 14, 2026
Topic: Brush Fire – Old Ferry Road, Connecticut River Access Point
On April 14, 2026, at 1436 hours, the Brattleboro Fire Department was dispatched to the area of the Connecticut River Access Point on Old Ferry Road for a reported brush fire.
Responding crews upgraded the alarm assignment to a “second alarm,” bringing in additional mutual aid fire department companies.
The first-arriving companies found approximately one acre of woodland with moderate fire burning up a hillside. The first arriving crew extinguished the fire before it spread to neighboring properties.
Due to the dry conditions, extensive overhaul was needed to ensure all hot spots were extinguished. The fire was reported under control at 1539 hours. Crews remained on scene to perform other fireground functions until 1706 hours.
Assisting agencies were the Brattleboro Department of Public Works, Guilford Fire Department, Keene Fire Department, Dummerston Fire Department, Chesterfield Fire Department, Putney Fire Department, Westminster Fire Department, Cheshire County EMS, Hinsdale Fire Department, and Spofford Fire Department.
The fire was determined to have been started by a neighboring landowner operating a lawnmower. No injuries were reported.
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