Thanks to the hard work of Warden Kenny Crowther and a generous local business, the next CCFFWA meeting will be held at the Wildcat inn and Tavern in Jackson. 4/26/17 at 1830. If you are unfamiliar with the location, it’s about a hose length from last years venue, Yesterday’s restaurant.
Wardens Trainings
Check out the latest notice about Wardens and Deputy Wardens training
Next Meeting
The next meeting of the CCFFWA will take place on March 22nd, 2017 at 1830 at Moultonborough Fire Dept. The rest of the meeting dates and locations will be posted soon.
Breaking down the Albany Covered Bridge Fire
http://www.conwaydailysun.com/outdoors/hiking/more-hikes/129740-breaking-down-the-covered-bridge-fire
Executive board meeting postponed
Due to the weather forecast, the executive board meeting of the CCFFWA scheduled for Wednesday 1/18/17, will be rescheduled at a later date.
Website Upgrade Started.
We have recently switched to WordPress and we are in the process of rebuilding the CCFFWA website. Some posts have been reloaded (see below) and more will be coming in the next few days. Thank you for your patience.
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