Fire Chief reports Hogback Mountain ground fire nearly extinguished after multi‑agency response

Fire Chief and Fire Warden Brett LaRose updated the Selectboard on a ground (duff) fire on Hogback Mountain that the department assessed as likely caused by a campfire that was not fully extinguished. LaRose said crews dug down up to ten inches to find hot soil, estimated roughly one half acre burned, and that initial mitigation by Bristol crews was followed by State wildland specialists and U.S. Forest Service personnel. LaRose said the team believed the fire was effectively extinguished and that a technician would return for a final assessment.