Fires

March 29, 1889

Forest Fire

Vineyard Gazette
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.
Forest fires
Fires
May 3, 1900

Extensive Forest Fire

Vineyard Gazette
The forest fire which races across the large section of the island known as “The Plains” lasted two days and burned through to West Tisbury.
Forest fires
Fires

2021

May 12, 2021

Boat Fire in Lagoon Pond Sees Quick Response

Maia Coleman
Fires
A boat fire on Lagoon Pond Wednesday afternoon saw an all-out response from firefighters and emergency personnel on both sides of the pond. The call came in at around 2:25 p.m., police said.
April 15, 2021

Firefighters Stamp Out Large Brush Fire Near State Forest

Noah Asimow
Fires
Edgartown, West Tisbury and state firefighters banded together to stamp out a large brush fire near the Pohogonot Farm on Wednesday, battling the blaze throughout the afternoon.
February 5, 2021

Harbor Landing Hotel Evacuated After Fuse Short Circuits

Aaron Wilson
Hotels
Fires
Harbor Landing Hotel

The Harbor Landing Hotel in Vineyard Haven had to be evacuated Thursday night after a fuse short-circuited and filled the lobby of the building with smoke.

2020

September 24, 2020

Severe Drought Keeps Island Firefighters on High Alert

Maia Coleman
Fires
After two brush fires scorched acres of land in Oak Bluffs and West Tisbury this week, state and local fire officials are on particularly high alert.
September 21, 2020

Stubborn Oak Bluffs Brush Fire Tests Firefighters

Maia Coleman
Fires
A stubborn brush fire near the Sacred Heart Cemetery in Oak Bluffs burned a large area of pitch pine woodland Monday morning, and then flared up again twice in the afternoon.
September 2, 2020

Tisbury Firefighters Quickly Quell Blaze at Rocco’s Pizza

Louisa Hufstader
Fires
Tisbury fire department
A minor fire at Rocco’s Pizzeria in the Tisbury Marketplace Tuesday did no damage to the building, Tisbury fire chef Greg Leland told the Gazette Wednesday morning.

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