Mashpee Fire/CWN
SANDWICH – Fire engulfed a double-wide mobile home in Sandwich about 12:30 PM Friday. A Mass Department of Conservation and Recreation fire tower spotted the smoke. Sandwich and Mashpee firefighters responded to the area of Peter’s Pond Park and found the structure fully involved. Crews worked quickly to contain the fire which had started to catch nearby brush on fire. There no immediate reports of injuries. The cause of the fire is under investigation.
From Sandwich Fire: On November 8th, 2024 at 12:33 PM, the Sandwich Fire Department responded to a reported outside fire in the area of Peters Pond Park and John Ewer Road on the Sandwich-Mashpee town line. The smoke in the area was spotted by the DCR Fire Tower on Route 130 in Sandwich and they notified Sandwich and Mashpee Fire to respond to the area along with DCR forestry units found one seasonal trailer fully involved in fire along with 2 to 3 outside sheds and a second trailer as a direct fire exposure.
A working fire assignment was requested bringing additional resources from Joint Base Cape Cod Fire Department and additional Mashpee and Sandwich units. The fire spread rapidly due to the dry conditions as the state issued a Red Flag warning for the Cape and Islands today until 7 PM. Crews on scene did an excellent job initiating a quick knockdown of the exposures and protecting additional trailers while extinguishing the main bulk of the fire in the trailer. Units were on scene for 90 minutes wetting down multiple sites.
A total of 24 firefighters responded to the scene including personnel from DCR Fire.
There were no injuries reported and the cause of the fire is under investigation by the Sandwich Fire Department Fire Investigation Unit.
Sandwich Fire sends a thank you to the Cotuit, Bourne and Barnstable Fire Departments who provided station coverage or handled additional calls during the fire.
