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Jackson Fire Dept honors Benjamin English II with award
Last night the Jackson Fire Dept held their annual holiday dinner at the The Wildcat Inn and Tavern in Jackson. They surprised Ben English II with an award for his service to the Fire Dept and the Town of Jackson. Ben has been a member of the dept since 1977 and also serves as a Deputy Fire Warden and member of the CCFFWA. They wanted to recognize his service over the years and let him enjoy his Pulaski-plaque long before he might consider retiring (they won’t let him retire anyway). Congratulations Ben!
Fire Towers in the news!
The Conway Daily Sun published a few nice articles on Fire Towers recently.
Please check them out here http://www.conwaydailysun.com/newsx/local-news/128914-sidebar-dry-spell-impacts-forests-in-mount-washington-valley
http://www.conwaydailysun.com/newsx/local-news/128901-white-mountain-chronicles-fire-lookouts-of-old
Covered Bridge Fire
ALBANY – Over an inch of rain that fell Tuesday and Wednesday has aided the efforts of firefighters on the Covered Bridge Fire on the White Mountain National Forest.
This brush fire, started near the covered bridge on November 12, has burned along the Swift River and west of the Big Brook drainage.About 329 acres have burned making this the largest fire in that section of the forest in a century.
“We expect as of 6 today, the fire will be 100 percent contained,” stated Incident Commander Tony Davis.
Containment means the fire is not moving beyond the constructed fire line but some branches remain burning in the interior. Crews will continue to mop up the hot spots and monitor the fire line for the next several days.
No structures have been lost and currently no structures are being threatened. Passaconaway Road, Big Brook Road, and the Albany Covered Bridge remain closed.
The Carroll County Sheriff’s Office expects Passaconaway Road to be open at around 6 p.m. today.
For public safety, the Forest continues to advise that people stay away from the area until the fire is considered controlled and completely out.
It is still unclear how this fire started. Investigation remains open. If you have any information on the cause of the Covered Bridge Fire, please call the USFS Law Enforcement and Investigations at 603-447-5448 x129.
Photos courtesy of the USFS-White Mountain National Forest
Map of the Covered Bridge Fire
A map of the Covered Bridge Fire in Albany
Photos of the Covered Bridge Fire
Photos and videos courtesy of Ben Croce, Conway Fire Dept
Aerial view of the Albany/Covered Bridge Wildfire!
Early photos of the Covered Bridge fire in Albany
Photos courtesy of Chief Richard Marr, ECFD
Sandwich Fair
2015 Service Award
On September 28th, 2016, Kimberly “Schroeder” Steward, of the Jackson Fire Department was presented with the 2015 CCFFWA Service Award. She has been a Deputy Forest Fire Warden for the Town of Jackson since 2000 and a member of the Jackson Fire Department since 1996.