Firefighters Battle Large Brush Fire at Noble and Greenough

Dedham and Westwood Firefighters battled a large brush fire that consumed about two acres ajoining the grounds on Jenny Lane. The fire broke out around 2 p.m. Saturday, just as another brush fire was being fought in the area of Joyce Lane.

Firefighters were confronted with very dry conditions, as well as difficulties with water supply to attack the fire. Water had to be accessed from a hydrant on the Nobles campus. A feeder hose line was stretched from the campus, across an athletic field, into Dedham Engine 2 and then to a Brush Truck deep in the woods.

At one time the fire threatened to spread to a school building, but firefighters were able to contain it. 

No injuries were reported and firefighters remained on the scene after extinguishing the fire, wetting down hot spots.