FALMOUTH – Firefighters were responding to a well involved house fire in Falmouth Tuesday evening. The fire was reported at a home on Deepwood Drive shortly after 7 PM. Mutual aid from surrounding towns was called to the scene and to cover the Falmouth fire stations. No injuries were reported.
By 8:15 PM, the fire appeared to be under control but crews were checking for hot spots. The State Fire Marshal’s office was notified to investigate the cause of the fire.
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From Falmouth Fire-Rescue: At 7:10 PM on March 17, 2026, the Falmouth Fire Rescue Department responded to a report of a possible structure fire at 68 Deepwood Drive. The First-arriving units found a single-family residential structure with heavy fire on arrival, and immediately began fire attack, with additional units arriving to assist. A working fire assignment was ordered, with additional units from Falmouth Fire and JBCC Fire responding to the scene.
Initial units performed a transitional attack to control the fire that had vented to the exterior. The crew entered the building, continued the fire attack, and completed a primary search for victims. Fire was noted to have extended into the attic, and vertical ventilation was ordered. During this period, the roof’s integrity was questionable. Roof teams were ordered off the roof, and all units were ordered to evacuate the building.
Crews continued defensive fire operations until it was deemed safe to re-enter the structure for overhaul operations. The fire was deemed under control at approximately 815 PM.
No injuries were reported, and the sole occupant was taken to a neighbor’s home.
The Falmouth Fire Rescue Department would like to thank its mutual aid partners: Joint Base Cape Cod (JBCC) Fire Department for on-scene assistance Cotuit Fire, Bourne Fire, COMM Fire, and Hyannis Fire for providing town-wide fire and EMS Coverage. Falmouth Police Department for securing the scene, and the Falmouth Emergency Communications Center
The cause of the fire remains under investigation by the Massachusetts State Police and the State Fire Marshal’s Office.
From State Fire Marshal’s office: State Police fire investigators assigned to the State Fire Marshal’s office responded to assist Falmouth FD. Local and state investigators determined that the fire began in the area of a living room fireplace, which had been in use shortly before the occupant reported the fire. The exact cause has not been determined, but there is no evidence that it was intentional.
About half of all heating fires in Massachusetts start with solid fuel equipment like fireplaces and wood stoves. We urge residents to have their chimneys and flues inspected and cleaned each year, which can reduce the build up of creosote and identify cracks that might allow flames, embers, or superheated gases to ignite the main structure.
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