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Around 1:30 – 2:30 a.m. on Sunday morning, August 6, 2023, Westwood Fire Department responded in a call for mutual aid from Dedham Fire Department, for assistance in containing a two-alarm fire at a home at 111 Schiller Road in Dedham.
Westwood’s Car 3 and Engine 5 responded to the scene. Norwood Fire Department responded with its own Engine 5 and served as the Rapid Intervention Team, providing stand-by rescue for firefighting members. Boston Fire Department also assisted at the scene. Needham and Quincy Fire Departments provided station coverage.
The firefighters were able to extinguish the flames, and no injuries were reported, according to a Facebook post by Dedham Firefighters Local 1735.
The cost of $27,000 could have been avoided if the tax payers were notified about the idea of taking the WLT to court and it was discussed at a regular town meeting. Especially when a town takes the unusual step of taking its own land trust to court.
Patchy rain nearby, with a high of 48 and low of 30 degrees. Freezing fog for the morning, overcast during the afternoon, freezing fog overnight.