Acre-plus brush fire spreads toward woods on Dickvale Rd

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10/28/2026 01:02 PM

Wildfire

Peru, ME

Acre-plus brush fire spreads toward woods on Dickvale Rd

An outside brush fire of at least an acre was reported on Dickvale Road in Peru, spreading toward the woods. Multiple departments and tankers were requested; ambulances were later reported landing nearby.

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Incident Timeline

Oct 28, 2026 · 1:02 PM PT

Brush fire reported at a residence on Dickvale Road

00:49

Sebago Lakes Region and Oxford County Fire and EMS

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00:00

This is a fire. Give my call to respond to (number withheld) Dickvale Road for an outside fire.

00:04

Oxford to Peru Fire, Mexico Fire,

00:06

Dixfield Fire, and make a response to (number withheld) Dixfield Road in Peru for a brush fire spreading towards the woods.

00:16

No one injured at this time.
1:08 PM

Fire spreading into woods and not extinguished

00:30

Sebago Lakes Region and Oxford County Fire and EMS

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00:00

Bush and leaves going into the woods.

00:02

This area

00:03

not extinguished.

00:04

Ten three.

00:05

Ten four. Who do we have en route?

00:06

Approve fire three, fire two, and engine eleven.

00:10

Also, Dixfield fire one and Mexico fire twenty-two.

00:13

Ten three.

00:14

Ten four. Gonna need tankers from Dixfield, Mexico, and Canton.
1:14 PM

Fire reaches at least an acre; more mutual aid requested

00:21

Sebago Lakes Region and Oxford County Fire and EMS

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00:00

Flame on, fire moving into the wooded area.

00:03

We're probably at at least an acre at this time.

00:06

Task for fire one, you're on scene.

00:08

Visible flame into the woods, at least an acre at this time.

00:10

Oxford Rumford fire requesting you respond with tankers to (number withheld) Dickvale Road in Peru to assist with a grass fire.
1:24 PM

Additional manpower and forestry tools requested from Woodstock

00:49

Sebago Lakes Region and Oxford County Fire and EMS

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00:00

Could you tone out Woodstock? We'd like manpower and their tanker with forestry tools.

00:07

Copy, Woodstock tanker, manpower, forestry tools, 1625.

00:10

Oxford, show Canton Engine 5 and side by side en route.

00:14

Canton Engine 5 and side by side en route, 1625.

00:16

Oxford Rescue, Woodstock Fire, responding to Peru Fire, area (number withheld) Dickvale Road in Peru for a wood fire.

00:23

Requesting tanker, manpower, forestry tools.

00:25

Time 1626.
1:29 PM

Rumford station coverage requested; Andover unable to assist

07:44

Sebago Lakes Region and Oxford County Fire and EMS

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00:00

Anoka Fire, Rumford Fire is requesting you respond to the Rumford station for standby while they assist Peru with a grass fire, a wildfire.

00:08

Rumford Engine Two, Tanker Five on scene.

00:12

Rumford Engine Two, Tanker Five, you're on scene at 1531.

00:14

And over fire one one.

00:16

At this time, I don't believe I have anyone in Andover that can drive a truck down to Rumford.

00:21

Firefighters are out of town.

00:23

You may want to ask Rumford if they have someone else they want to ask for station coverage.
1:48 PM

Ambulances reported landing at another residence on Dickvale Road

00:17

Sebago Lakes Region and Oxford County Fire and EMS

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00:00

radio from Oxford, Maine, Oxford County Public Safety.

00:03

Be advised, a deputy was just flagged down by a citizen advising that ambulances are landing at (number withheld) Dickvale Road.

00:09

10-3. (number withheld) Dickvale Road, copy that.

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Acre-plus brush fire spreads toward woods on Dickvale Rd

Incident Timeline

Brush fire reported at a residence on Dickvale Road

Fire spreading into woods and not extinguished

Fire reaches at least an acre; more mutual aid requested

Additional manpower and forestry tools requested from Woodstock

Rumford station coverage requested; Andover unable to assist

Ambulances reported landing at another residence on Dickvale Road

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