11/25/2013 - Around 1300 hours on the fall afternoon of Monday, November 25, 2013 the Abington Fire Department responded to North Quincy Street for a reported outside fire. Companies arrived and found a large landscape debris pile involved in fire, with a running fire heading into the woods. High winds fed the fire and caused it to spread rapidly. Due to the extent of the fire spread, 3-mutual aid brush units were requested. Avon, Holbrook and Whitman assisted on the scene. Abington Engine-2 and Engine-3 shuttled water back and forth and used deck guns on the debris pile. A feeder line could not be run due to the extremely long distance from the fire and the nearest hydrant. The OIC requested the Massachusetts Forest Fire Control State Tanker-1 to the scene to assist with shuttling operations. Heavy equipment was brought in to tear apart the large debris pile and expose hidden pockets of fire. An engine company from Brockton covered Abington's headquarters during the incident. Crews contained all of the running fire and focused on the extinguishing the debris pile. Once the sun went down, companies picked up and returned in the AM to extinguish any remaining fire. The cause of the fire is not known.
