Tiverton fires burn 55 acres of land, 15 communities respond

Area brush fires kept firefighters throughout the community busy as they ripped through acres of land.

According to the Tiverton Fire Department, Sunday afternoon just before 3:00 p.m., firefighters responded to Christopher Ave for a brush fire.

Upon arrival, firefighters found a quick moving brush fire in the woods between Christopher Ave and Progress away. Mutual aid responded to the scene with additional manpower as well as specialized forestry equipment from:

Fall River
Portsmouth
Middletown
Little Compton
Westport
Bristol
Warren
Swansea
Freetown
Dartmouth Fire District 1
Dartmouth Fire District 2
Dartmouth Fire District 3
Rehoboth
Dighton
Lakeville, MA
Rochester
Rhode Island Forestry Division
Massachusetts DCR Forestry Division
Fall River Fire Special Service
Special Signal Fire Association / Providence Canteen

The fire took 4 hours to bring under control and consumed 55 acres of land. Wind played a factor in the fire.

1 firefighter was treated at the scene for heat related issues.

The cause of the fire remains under investigation.