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Fire crews in Hamden are actively working to put out a large brush and storm debris pile fire. Officials said they’ve been working to put out the blaze at the transfer station for several hours. Fire Chief Gary Merwede said area residents may smell and see smoke in the area for awhile. It is unclear what started the fire...

The CT Department of Transportation is reporting a brush fire in I-95 in Waterford. Officials said the blaze is happening on the southbound side of the highway between exits 82 and 81. The right lane of traffic is closed at this time, officials said. The fire was reported at approximately 4:30 p.m. No additional information was immediately available.

Crews are responding to a brush fire in Mansfield. A post on the Mansfield Fire Department Facebook page urges people to avoid Stearns Road. Tolland Alert is assisting first responders in Mansfield.

A rare wildfire that burned about 167 acres in New Jersey on Sunday and left one firefighter critically injured was intentionally set, according to the Ocean County Prosecutor’s Office. “We have located the origin of the fire and have concluded that the fire was intentionally set,” prosecutor Bradley Billhimer said in a statement Friday. The fire started around 1:15 p.m. Sunday at...

Firefighters from multiple fire departments are battling a brush fire in Lisbon.

Firefighters from multiple fire departments are battling a brush fire in Lisbon on Tuesday morning. Fire officials said there are crews from at least six departments fighting the brush fire near Round Hill Road. Experts said the fire is burning on approximately four acres of land. The state Dept. of Energy and Environmental Protection Forestry Division has also been called…

Fire crews battled a large brush fire in Shelton Sunday night as the state remains under a “Red Flag Warning” due to very dry conditions. Crews said they received several 911 calls reporting a large brush fire in the woods between Old Stratford Road and Partridge Lane at approximately 7:20 p.m. When firefighters arrived, they saw the fire deep in…

One person has been arrested after causing a brush fire in Baltic Saturday afternoon, according to fire officials. Fire crews said a person was lighting small fires in the woods without a permit and the wind swept the fire, which caused it to expand. Officials said the brush fire expanded over about three acres of land. The fire started at…

Crews responded to brush fires in Southbury, Meriden and Old Saybrook on Friday. The Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP) said they responded to the area of 620 River Rd. in Southbury for a brush fire that expanded approximately 30 acres. DEEP officials said they responded to the brush fire along with several other fire departments in the area….

A brush fire has burned around an acre in East Granby, police said. The brush fire is in the area of Route 187 and Spoonville Road, and there is no threat to homes, according to state police. The fire danger today is high, according to the state Department of Energy and Environmental Protection. Much of Connecticut is in a drought,…

Firefighters are battling a large brush fire in Windham that even forced an elementary school to close on Thursday because of the smoke condition in the area.

A brush fire is burning more than 70 acres in a forrest in Windham and the fire is large enough that an elementary school was closed Thursday becuase of the smoke condition in the area.

Crews extinguished a brush fire caused by a downed power line in Glastonbury Sunday afternoon. Firefighters responded to the fire on Naubuc Avenue by the East Hartford town line at approximately 2:03 p.m. Eversource disconnected the power and the fire was extinguished, crews said. It is unknown if there are any injuries. No additional information was immediately available.

Crews responded to brush fires that were caused by downed power lines in Granby on Friday, according to police. Granville Road, or Route 189, was closed from East Street to the Mass. border but has since reopened, police said. Police said the brush fires “have been dealt with” by the fire department and Eversource. No injuries have been reported at…

More than a dozen departments responded to a brush fire in East Haddam Tuesday. East Haddam firefighters said they were called to a brush fire near the intersection of Olmstead and Wickham roads around 2:23 p.m. When crews arrived they found a large fire spreading through the area. Twelve mutual aid companies responded to fight the blaze, which spread across…

Mutual aid was called in for a brush fire in Willington, according to Tolland Alert.

Mountain Road in Granby has reopened after being closed because of a brush fire.

The Skirball fire has burned over 450 acres with most of the fire burning inaccessible terrain that hasn’t burned in decades. Robert Kovacik reports for the NBC4 News on Wednesday Dec. 6 at 11 p.m.

At least 18 homes have burned in a wildfire that exploded to nearly 51 square miles in dry hills and canyons, sending smoke and ash over a widespread part of Southern California.