Small brush fire near Five Mile Hill, Derby CT

Fire & Arson

Reported: 11/6/2025 05:23 AM

Derby, CT

Fire crews responded to a small brush fire near Five Mile Hill in Derby, Connecticut. The fire was found to be a smoldering grass pile likely started by ashes from the previous night. A brush truck and tanker were dispatched to extinguish it.

Audio|Source: Lower Naugatuck Valley Fire and EMS

03:17

Transcript:

00:00

Two behind Five Mile Hill for a small brush fire.

00:04

Okay,

00:07

Too, that one is the brush truck for Five Mile Hill?

00:12

Correct. This is going to be way down in the back of the yard.

00:15

Okay.

00:23

Badger 3 is on the ramp, the landing crew.

00:26

(name withheld), I can't turn around the ramp.

00:40

Respond for the brush truck requested to respond to Five Mile Hill for a brush fire.

00:46

Repeating at the Army Fire Department, the brush truck is requested to respond to Five Mile Hill for the brush fire, called in by FM1.

00:54

Time now, 826 hours.

01:01

169. I'm seeing near Burton Road, two-story wood residential, nothing's showing.

01:06

I'll be on the FBI.

01:10

Lima Wind to headquarters.

01:29

Number one, reporting automatic fire alarm sounding, near Burton Road.

01:34

Perpini Vehicle is company, number one, reporting an automatic fire alarm activation, near Burton Road.

01:39

Cressa Haley, Ridge Road and Cook Lane, 0827 hours.

01:43

(number withheld).

01:45

Headquarters.

01:52

Quarters. Receive to headquarters.

02:01

Receive to headquarters.

02:12

Receive Brush 89, You're responding Five Mile Hill Road, called in by FM1 for a brush fire.

02:24

After one, the brush can tackle.

02:36

(name withheld), when you get here, you can drive all the way down across the backyard down to where this is.

02:42

This is actually going to be a smoldering grass pile ignited by ashes from last night.

03:04

F-F1-D1-8 tanker, start it out that way also.

03:13

Rush truck, we just need to get some water into the pile.

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