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Photo by Westwood Minute/Darlene Wong Cancell. Westwood Fire Department's Engine 5 is the engine that responded to an early morning house fire in Dedham on August 6, 2023.
8-06-2023 7:34pm
Westwood, Norwood Fire Departments Assist in 2-Alarm House Fire in Dedham Early Sunday Morning
Darlene Cancell
Editor
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.
