New Hampshire
‘Wet Wood’ Causes Smoke Condition Inside Building In Homeless Camp At Concord’s Healy Park
CONCORD, NH — Concord fire and rescue teams, along with police and state troopers, were sent to another homeless camp fire in William Healy Memorial Park on Tuesday.
Around 3:15 p.m., capital region fire dispatch and police began receiving calls about heavy smoke filtering out onto Interstate 93 in the area of Exit 13 and Exit 14. Concord firefighters headed to the area after receiving a report of smoke near the Fairfield Inn on Gulf Street. When they arrived, however, they could not find a fire.
Later, a police watch commander told officers an employee with the city’s general services department reported the smoke between the two exits on the northbound side of the Interstate. A Merrimack County Sheriff’s Department deputy also offered assistance.
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The first arriving officer confirmed the fire was at a homeless camp near Mile Marker 37.5. The officer told dispatch the fire was “inside a building” and the homeless campers would “take care of the smoke.” The two campers were cleared on warrant checks. Because the logs were wet, the campers had issues getting their fire started.
“It’s just a little bonfire with wet wood,” the officer said. “They are going to put it out.”
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Around 3:30 p.m., the officer canceled the sheriff’s deputy, and firefighters confirmed the fire was being self-extinguished. The officers also double-checked the rest of the park to ensure no other fires were at the homeless camps and cleared the scene.
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High winds and widespread rain contributed to more than 12,000 power outages Saturday as a low pressure system passes over New Hampshire.
A high wind advisory remains in effect for southeastern New Hampshire until midday.
There is a high surf advisory in effect for the Seacoast area until 8 p.m. Saturday, with large-breaking waves in the range of 6-9 feet, according to the National Weather Service.
The forecast warns of dangerous wintry winds for hikers and campers, with heavy wet snow likely at higher elevations and a foot of snow possible on summits in the White Mountains.
In southeastern New Hampshire, the wind advisory calls for steady winds of 15-25 mph, and potential wind gusts up to 50 mph.
Eversource reported over 10,000 outages as of 9:30 a.m. Unitil had about 1,400 outages at that time.
The Mount Washington Observatory has recorded winterlike weather over the past 24 hours. Weather observers there say over half a foot of snow and sleet has fallen at the summit.
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