Brattleboro Fire Department
103 Elliot Street * Brattleboro, VT 05301 * 802-254-4831 *
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Leonard Howard III Charles Keir III
Fire Chief Assistant Chief
Focused, Integrity, Respect, and Excellence
PRESS RELEASE
Date : 2-6-25 Nature of the call: FIRE Type of Building: Apartment
Address: 39 Brookside Drive Time of Call: 1725 hr Number of Residents: 1
Number of Alarms: 2 Under Control Time: 1807 hr Injuries: 0
BFD Personnel on Scene: 15 Brattleboro Apparatus on Scene: 7
Assisting Agencies on Scene: Brattleboro DPW, Brattleboro PD
Mutual Aid on Scene: Guilford Fire, Keene Fire
Mutual Aid Covering Stations: ___________________________________________________
Action Taken:
At 1725 hrs. on February 6, 2025, the Brattleboro Fire Department was dispatched to 39 Brookside Drive, Apartment #3, for a report of active fire in the unit. The first arriving crew found moderate smoke from the exterior of a 7-unit apartment building. Shortly thereafter, Lieutenant Hubbard reported a fire in an unoccupied unit (apartment #3) with a possible extension into the adjoining unit (apartment #4) and attack space. With this information, the incident was upgraded to a second alarm.
The initial crews located the fire on the second floor of Apartment #3 in the bathroom area. They deployed two 1.75” hose lines to the seat of the fire while a second crew began ensuring all occupants were out of the remaining units. The fire was extinguished quickly, and overhaul and ventilation were performed simultaneously.
The fire was deemed under control at 1808 hrs. No injuries were reported. The cause of the fire is still under investigation but does not appear suspicious. One occupant was displaced because of the fire and will be assisted by family members. Two units (including the fire unit) have moderate damage and will remain unoccupied until an inspection from the Vermont Division of Fire Safety can occur. All other apartments were allowed to re-occupy.
