Brush pile fire at Maple Row in Sheffield

Heard on: St. Johnsbury / Caledonia County Fire & EMS Dispatch

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00:00

Sheffield Fire Department, still alarm (number withheld) Maple Road, Sheffield.

00:07

Reported a brush pile has combusted.

00:13

Nearest exposure is 15 yards away.

00:17

Sheffield Fire Department, still alarm (number withheld) Maple Road, Sheffield.

00:23

Reported a brush pile has combusted.

00:27

Nearest exposure is 15 yards away, zone 953.

00:38

Sheffield to Lock C1.

00:46

Sheffield to Lock C1 en route from Lemonville, Sheffield station 956.

00:51

Caller reported he put some wood ashes on the pile a few days ago, but it just lit up this morning.

01:12

Sheffield Fire Department, still alarm.

01:15

(number withheld) Maple Road, reported brush pile has combusted, 15 yards of nearest exposure.

01:25

Sheffield Fire Department, still alarm.

01:29

(number withheld) Maple Road, reported brush pile has combusted,

01:34

nearest exposure 15 yards.

01:37

Starting one on responding, 2nd tone 09.

2026-09-26 13:53 UTC

Fire

Maple Row, Sheffield, VT 05866

Not official report. AI-generated from public dispatch audio. Always verify with official sources.

As discussed during the dispatch call, fire crews were dispatched to a reported brush pile fire near Maple Road in Sheffield. The caller said the pile may have ignited after wood ashes were placed on it several days earlier, with a nearby exposure reported about 15 yards away.