BOSTON – Dry conditions continue with no rain in the immediate forecast Communities in Massachusetts have to do with significant forest fires.
According to the Ministry of Fire, 106 forest and forest fires were reported last Saturday evening. In total, the fires have burned about 600 hectares.
Five new fires have been reported since Friday, officials said.
Brush fires in Massachusetts
Here are fires currently burning in Massachusetts, as of Saturday evening:
- Cain Hill (Salem/Lynn) – 140 acres, 50% contained
- Middleton Pond (Middleton) – 188 acres, 70% contained
- Pappas (Canton) – 32 acres, 90% contained
- Wolcott Hill/Blue Hills Reserve (Milton) – 10 acres, 70% enclosed
- Curry 24 (Devens) – 100 hectares, 99% contained
- Maple Meadow (Wilmington) – 10 acres, 70% contained
- Mount Laurel (Holden) – 6 acres, 95% contained
- Traders Way (Salem) – 15 hectares, 50% contained
- Old Forest Rd (North Andover) – 5 hectares, 30% contained
- Bradway (Monson) – 44 acres, 90% contained
- Castle Rock (Saugus) – 22 hectares, 80% contained
- Pond South (Middleton) – 10 acres, 60% contained
- Fitzgerald (Northampton) – 54 acres, 30% contained
- Moose Meadow (Montgomery) – 60 acres, 60% contained
- Howe (Spencer) – 9.5 acres, 30% contained
How to prevent forest fires
As the fires continue to burn, the fire department is asking people to take precautions. These are their tips for preventing fire:
- Do not burn leaves. (Open burning is prohibited until January)
- Avoid cooking and heating outside.
- Use caution with lawn mowers, leaf blowers and other electrical equipment as motors can become hot enough to ignite dry leaves.
- Pour the ashes from fireplaces and wood stoves into a metal tin, cover with water and cover with a tight-fitting lid.
- Extinguish smoking materials in an ashtray with water or sand.
