Homeless Camp Fire Extinguished Off Fort Eddy Road In Concord: Video

CONCORD, NH — Concord fire and rescue teams, as well as the forestry unit, were sent to a homeless camp fire off Fort Eddy Road on Saturday morning.

Around 1 a.m., a Concord police officer, who was patrolling near the Everett Arena on Loudon Road, reported seeing a fire in the woods across the river. The officer told dispatch they thought it might be behind the former Shaw’s supermarket.

“It looks like a pretty large fire,” they said, “I’m going to head there.”

Police dispatch contacted Concord Fire Alarm, which sent firefighters and the forestry unit to the scene.

The first-arriving officer said the fire was behind Lowe’s, but the best access was from Fort Eddy Plaza. After additional police arrived, they entered the woods to find the camp. Firefighters then arrived at the scene.

After about 10 minutes, officers discovered the exact location of the camp and the fire and reported there were several people in the area.

The fire battalion commander said they would be sending in “a little bucket brigade to put it out.”

Firefighters extinguished the fire, and police and firefighters then cleared the scene just past 1:30 a.m., according to scanner chatter.

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