07/26/2016 - ABINGTON, MASSACHUSETTS (PLYMOUTH COUNTY) - Around 1430 hours on the afternoon of Tuesday, July 26, 2016 the Abington Fire Department was alerted to a brush fire in Ames Nowell State Park. The Kingston Fire Tower also reported seeing smoke in the area of Ames Nowell. Companies had difficult access, but were able to reach the fire from dirt roads off of North Quincy Street and East Ashland Street in Brockton. Crews reported approximately 200-yards of brush was burning, it was unclear how deep into the woods the fire went. The fire was well off the main roads, and was only accessible via dirt roads and paths through the woods, and along the power lines. Command requested three additional brush trucks to the scene, and Plymouth County Fire Patrol Plane 1-0 to respond. District-2 Forest Fire units, Avon, Rockland, and Whitman responded with apparatus. Abington Engine-4 set up a water supply on East Ashland Street. District-2 State Forest Fire Control assessed the area and reported that the fire may not be fully knocked down today, and crews should return tomorrow, as the fire was deeply embedded in the ground. Units worked extensively to knockdown all of the fire. One firefighter was evaluated for an unknown medical condition on the scene.
