FALMOUTH – Several brush breakers were called to a brush fire in Falmouth around 4 PM. Falmouth Fire units investigating smoke in the area when the fire was discovered off Brick Kiln Road near the state forest fire watchtower. Units from Joint Base Cape Cod, Sandwich and Mass Department of Conservation and Recreation were on scene.
Falmouth Fire-Rescue (FFRD) reports that earlier Thursday afternoon, the FFRD was dispatch to a brush fire in the area of Fire Tower Rd. Crews arrived to find a rapidly spreading fire. The Incident Commander immediately requested additional resources, bring crews and brush trucks from the Bourne, Mashpee and Joint Base FD’s, as well as crews from DCR Fire and Mass Wildlife. Eventually, the fire burned a total of 9 acres. The fire took several hours to extinguish. Fortunately there were no injuries.
Photo by Falmouth Fire-Rescue/CWN
