Edgartown firefighters have been busy battling blazes — one in the early morning hours last Thursday at Schoolhouse Road and the other Monday evening on Teaberry Lane.

There were no injuries in either incident, and firefighters are credited with saving the homes and helping to save several family pets.

The first fire was reported at 5:50 a.m. last Thursday at a duplex on Schoolhouse Road owned by Jessica Burnham. Mrs. Burnham was reportedly home with two small children when she was awakened by smoke and the home’s fire detectors. She quickly evacuated the home with the children; the residents in the adjacent duplex did the same.

“By the time we arrived, all the occupants were safe and outside,” Edgartown fire chief Peter Shemeth said. “That is always good to see.”

Chief Shemeth said firefighters had to contend with smoke and heavy early-morning fog. When they arrived they found flames coming out of the back of the home. The chief said firefighters took an aggressive approach to battling the fire. They entered through the front door and used hoses to push the flames out the back of the house. All three of the department pumper trucks, a rescue truck and aerial ladder truck were used; firefighters from Oak Bluffs helped cover the Edgartown fire station as part of a standing mutual aid agreement.

Between 40 and 45 volunteer firefighters were able to put out the fire in approximately 45 minutes. “All the men did an amazing job. The response was quick and efficient. We have had a lot of drills lately, and it just goes to show that all that preparation pays off,” the chief said.

Investigators later discovered the cause of the fire was faulty wiring on a wall-mounted electrical heater.

The structural damage was confined to the kitchen area, although there was minor smoke damage to the rest of the home and the other half of the duplex.

The second fire was reported around 7 p.m. on Monday on Teaberry Lane.

A neighbor living on Elmer’s Way reportedly saw flames shooting out from under the back deck and called owner Tarcisio R. DeOliveira, who then called 911. Mr. DeOliveira and a female evacuated the home safely.

Two young girls who live at the home were at church at the time of the fire.

Chief Shemeth said when the call came in firefighters and emergency medical technicians were gathered at the fire station for a routine drill.

The fire was contained within an hour, and damage was limited to the back deck and rear of the house. Firefighters from Oak Bluffs also responded to the scene, and firefighters from West Tisbury provided coverage at the Edgartown fire station. The cause of the fire is still under investigation, the chief said.

He praised the firefighters’ work.

“Your first priority is always protecting the [residents] and putting the fire out. But it’s a good feeling to know that in both these cases, the buildings can be saved. The men did a great job making sure everything went by the book,” he said.