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A brush fire that started overnight burned through approximately 30 acres of woodland near Ames Nowell State Park in Abington.Abington Deputy Fire chief Jack Glynn says winds gusted over 30 mph and kept blowing the flames in different directions.No buildings were lost to the fire, but it took firefighters from five different towns more than eight hours to extinguish it."We use shovels, brooms, water cans -- as we call them -- or backpacks with water in it and hose line. But it's all by hand," Glynn said. "There's no squirting them from trucks."There was also a brush fire this week in th...

Published March 13, 2021 • Updated on March 13, 2021 at 5:52 pm NBC Connecticut The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) issued a warning for critical fire weather conditions across much of southern New England on Saturday, given the strong winds and low relative humidity in the forecast. Under NOAA’s “red flag” warning, any fires that start could spread rapidly and become difficult to extinguish, the Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection said in a statement. The warning was in place through 5 p.m. on Saturday. Download our mobile app for...

Crews responded to brush fires in Southbury, Meriden and Old Saybrook on Friday. The Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP) said they...

With high winds and dry weather, conditions are ripe for brush fires. Crews battled blazes at a couple of spots around the metro this afternoon.

WEST GREENWICH, R.I. (AP) — A series of brush fires along Interstate 95 in Rhode Island...