Concord, Other Firefighters Extinguish Massive Brush Fire Near Webster Town Line: Video

CONCORD, NH — Concord firefighters spent several hours on Wednesday fighting a brush fire in the northwest area of the city that eventually went to four alarms.

Just before 3 p.m., Concord Fire Alarm began receiving reports of smoke in the area of the Concord and Webster line. The Oak Hill Fire Tower also reported seeing the smoke.

One of the city’s forestry units headed to the scene.

During the conversation on the radio, a Webster fire commander said on Deer Meadow Road, near the power lines, there was a logging operation set up, and when they chip the wood, the smoke goes up into the skyline.

“Oak Hill might be seeing that,” they said.

Firefighters still headed to the area and the Webster commander said the smoke from the wood chipping might be blue.

Later, firefighters learned the logging operation was on Blackwater Road. Firefighters went to the logging area but did not find any fire or issues. They drove all the way north to Pillsbury Lake but found nothing.

Later, Concord Fire Alarm began receiving complaints from Weir Road about air quality and bad smells in the area. Calls also came in from Gould Hill Road in Hopkinton, near Robert Gould Road, reporting smoke in the area. Hopkinton firefighters were sent to that area of town, attempting to locate the fire.

Around 3:15 p.m., Concord Fire Alarm began coordinating with the New Hampshire National Guard to send a helicopter to the area to locate the fire.

More firefighters head to the scene after the Guard spotted several fires around Blackwater Road and Weir Road just before 3:30 p.m. along the power lines.

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They later determined the biggest fire appeared to be off Blackwater Road, just before Little Pond Brook, not far from the Dorothy Walker Parcel and Horse Hill Road.

Around 4 p.m., firefighters finally gained access to the worst part of the fire. One firefighter said the wind, which appeared to be between 10 and 20 mph, was spreading the flames.

A second alarm was rung.

A third alarm was sounded just before 4:15 p.m., requesting additional forestry units and tanker trucks at the scene. Firefighters from Allenstown, Boscawen, Concord, Canterbury, Loudon, Pembroke, and Webster were all requested.

At 4:30 p.m., mutual aid was requested from Epsom, Hooksett, and Northfield.

Just before 5:30 p.m., a fourth alarm was sounded, with firefighters requested from Bow, Chichester, Dunbarton, and Henniker to come to Concord to assist.

Around 7 p.m., firefighters began clearing the scene.

It is unknown at the time of publication what caused the fires.

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