Stoughton Fire Department Extinguishes Fire in Attic of Ash St. Home

The house received extensive damage, but there were no injuries in the Wednesday evening fire in Stoughton.

The Stoughton Fire Department extinguished a fire in the attic of a single story home on Ash St. in Stoughton Wednesday night, SFD Lt. Jackson Macomber said. The SFD received a call reporting a house fire at 46 Ash St. at 7:48 p.m.  Upon arrival, crews did not see fire, but there was smoke showing from the roof of the home in both the front and rear of the structure, Macomber said.  Firefighters located the fire in the attic and immediately extinguished it, according to Macomber.  The three occupants in the home - a husband, wife and daughter - got out of the home. There were no injuries to the occupants or to the first responders.  While the fire damage was contained to the attic, the main dwelling space received extensive water damage …

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Stoughton FD Extinguishes Fire at Porter Street Apartment Building

The Stoughton Fire Department put out a fire in a first floor unit of an apartment building on Porter St. Sunday evening, but despite minimal damage, a faulty alarm system prevented tenants from returning.

Stoughton Firefighters put out a closet fire in the first floor unit of an apartment building on Porter Street Sunday evening. But while there were no injuries and damage was minimal, the tenants from the three-story structure were not able to return to the building Sunday night because of a problem with the alarm system, which did not operate during the fire, Stoughton Fire Captain Doug Campbell said. The Stoughton Fire Department received a call at 6:11 p.m. Jan. 27 reporting a fire in a closet in a unit at 93 Porter St., Campbell said. The building is located directly behind the Freeman St. Fire Station in the downtown. Upon arrival, the Stoughton Police Department was actively helping residents of the apartment building evacuate, …

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Stoughton Fire Department Fights Two-Alarm Garage Fire Friday Morning

The Stoughton Fire Department responded to a two-alarm garage fire on Wales Ave. in Stoughton Friday morning.

The Stoughton Fire Department was on scene of a large garage fire at 21 Wales Ave. (side street off Plain St.) Friday morning. The call for the fire came in at 10:22 a.m. on Jan. 11. The two-alarm fire caused extensive damage to the garage, which is not attached to the nearby home. Captain Scott Breen of the SFD said the garage is considered to be a total loss.  No vehicles were parked in the garage, but personal property was stored there, Breen said. One firefighter was treated for a knee injury, but otherwise there were no other medical issues, Breen said. Flames rose high above the garage and when the fire was knocked down, heavy smoke continued to billow. Fire crews did not leave the scene until 1:25 p.m., three hours after arriving, …

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Two-Alarm Fire Causes Severe Damage to Stoughton Home Monday Night

A fire at 19 Churchill Road in Stoughton caused severe damage to the property, although there were no injuries.

A two-alarm fire caused severe damage to a single family home in Stoughton Monday night, according to Stoughton Fire Captain Bob O'Donnell. Group 4, under the command of Captain O'Donnell, responded to a report of a bedroom fire at 19 Churchill Ave. (side road off Lincoln St.) at 6:24 p.m. Jan. 7. The fire started in a first floor bedroom in the front of the home and spread to both levels. Upon arrival crews could see heavy smoke and fire showing from the front of the 1.5-story Cape style home, O'Donnell said.  The three occupants home at the time were outside when crews arrived, O'Donnell said. There were no reported injuries. However, there was extensive smoke and fire damage on both levels of the home. O'Donnell said he considered the …

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Two-Alarm Fire Causes Extensive Damage to Stoughton Home on Christmas Eve

A two-alarm fire on Kenmore Road in Stoughton caused extensive damage, but there were no injuries.

A two-alarm fire caused extensive damage to a Stoughton home on Christmas Eve, according to Stoughton Fire Department officials. The Stoughton Fire Department received a call at 9:13 p.m. on Dec. 24 for a fire at a single-story wood-frame dwelling at 38 Kenmore Road in Stoughton, SFD Captain Don Jasmin said. A fire on the first floor extended in to the attic space, according to Jasmin. The home has extensive damage, but there were no reported injuries to any of the home's occupants or to the first responders who were on scene, Jasmin said. The Stoughton Fire Department was led by Group 4 under the command of Deputy Chief Greg Goldberg and Captain Bob O'Donnell, according to the Stoughton Fire Rescue Facebook page. Avon, Canton, Sharon, …

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Stoughton Fire Department Extinguishes Brush Fire at Glen Echo Property

The Stoughton Fire Department responded to a brush fire at the Glen Echo property Monday afternoon, Nov. 26.

The Stoughton Fire Department extinguished a brush fire at the Glen Echo property in Stoughton early Monday afternoon. SFD Captain Doug Campbell said the fire was about an acre in size and located at the end of Glen Echo Blvd. in Stoughton, in the area in front of the pond. The SFD received a call from a woman on the Canton side of the pond, who reported seeing smoke on the Stoughton side of the pond, Campbell said. A brush truck from Stoughton and a brush truck from Avon, along with a Stoughton engine responded to the scene. Campbell said it was not a significant fire. Crews were on scene for about an hour and 15 minutes. The cause of the fire is undetermined. There were no reports of injuries.

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Dumpster Fire Fills Parts of Stoughton High with Smoke

Monday afternoon's dumpster fire took almost two hours to extinguish.

A large dumpster fire filled much of the first and second floors of Stoughton High School with smoke Monday afternoon, Joel Harding, the Supervisor of Support Services for the Schools said. The fire was reported around 2 p.m. on July 16 at the dumpster behind the D-Building of Stoughton High, near the greenhouse on the D1 Science wing. The dumpster is located near the SHS outdoor track. A typical dumpster fire is out pretty quickly, Harding said, but this fire took about two hours to wet down and extinguish, Stoughton Fire Captain Scott Breen said. The flames reached about 10 feet above the dumpster, with smoke billowing above that and around the area. Just a couple of minutes after the fire started, smoke filled parts of the school. …

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Weekly Region Roundup

Region Roundup: Fire Leaves 17 Homeless; Shooting Incident (And More…)

A look at the top headlines in your town and the surrounding area for the week of April 29, 2012.

Early Morning Fire in Stoughton Leaves 17 Homeless An early morning fire on May 1 at a multi-family home on Park Street in Stoughton displaced 17 people, including an infant, Stoughton Fire Chief Mark Dolloff said. While five families were displaced, there were no reports of injuries to civilians or to the crews that responded, according to SFD Captain Doug Campbell. The cause of the fire was electrical and it started in the ceiling between the 2nd and 3rd floors, according to the State Fire Marshal's office. Eight area towns assisted Stoughton in responding to this three-alarm fire. Area businesses and the Stoughton Schools have started collecting donations for the fire victims, who lost most, if not all of their possessions. The location…

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Location of Park St. Fire in Stoughton Presents Ironic Twist

Stoughton firefighters were well-prepared for the May 1 fire at 34/36 Park St. since thousands of firefighters statewide have actually fought a computer-based simulated fire at this exact location during training sessions at the MA Fire Academy.

A repairman fixing a basement furnace notices a problem and calls 911.  The fire department arrives on scene within minutes and pulls up to see large amounts of dark smoke pouring out of the roof. The fire, which was not even visible at the time of the call, has spread from the basement to the third floor of the multi-unit home in a matter of moments. Some Stoughton Firefighters who fought this blaze, the “34 Park Street Fire,” admit to making mistakes.  In fact, there is one, Lieutenant Jay McNamara, who is actually glad he made mistakes at that fire. That’s because the fire they battled took place in a trailer and was computer simulated. The “sim-trailer” at the Massachusetts Fire Academy in Stow is, as Captain Don Jasmin calls it, “the …

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