Weston Firefighters Battle Brush Fires

WESTON, CT — Firefighters extinguished a brush fire in the area of 478 Newtown Turnpike early Monday morning.

The Weston Volunteer Fire Department got the call around 4:00 a.m., and dispatched crews to the area. First responders found a brush fire in the woods off of the entrance to the Morehouse Fields.

Firefighters were able to contain the blaze to approximately a third of an acre within 30 minutes.

Members of the Weston Volunteer Fire Department returned to the site at 8:30 a.m. and 4:45 p.m. to wet down the area as there were several more hot spots, according to a report posted on social media.

The Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection has warned residents throughout the drought to be extra vigilant. The Forest Fire Danger Level for Tuesday is "extreme."

DEEP officials advise residents who spot a forest fire to remain calm, go to the nearest telephone and dial 911 to report the fire as quickly as possible to their local fire department. Residents should calmly tell the emergency dispatcher when they saw it, where you saw it, and stay on the telephone until the dispatcher tells them to hang up.