Last Sunday, at about ten o’clock, with a high wind blowing from the westward, afterwards more southerly, a fire started in Quampacha Bottom, on Dr.
Dry conditions, flammable native plants and encroaching development make the state forest at the heart of Martha’s Vineyard highly susceptible to wildfire, and officials are urging homeowners to help mitigate the risks.
Oak Bluffs resident Charles (Adi) Uchendu was one of several Massachusetts firefighters who went to Quebec to help Canada with the out-of-control wildfires.
No one was hurt after a Jeep caught fire on Sea View avenue in Oak Bluffs Sunday.
Charles Uchendu will spend the next two weeks working with Canadian firefighters to suppress the more than 100 fires that have been ravaging forests in the province since early this month.
Fire crews determined the broken water heater at the Summercamp Hotel had caused some smoldering fire Saturday.
Firefighters from across the Island responded to a fire that broke out at a home on Pennywise Path shortly after 8 p.m. Thursday.
