Fall River Crews Responded to Highland Avenue House Fire

Fall River, MA — September 20 — Fall River firefighters responded to a working structure fire at 1841 Highland Avenue, which involved a 1½-story wood-frame residential home. Engine 12 arrived first and reported a working fire, and more firefighters and companies soon joined the scene. Crews started fire suppression efforts and worked to control the situation.

The incident was classified as a Slot 2 working fire, which means more personnel and resources were dispatched as part of the response.

Firefighters worked inside and around the residence while command personnel coordinated incoming companies and assigned teams to suppression and support activities.

The Fall River Fire Department provides a range of emergency services throughout the city, including fire suppression, emergency medical care, technical rescue, hazardous materials response, and other critical services.

The department also maintains specialized equipment and trained personnel for handling structure fires and other incidents that require additional resources.

Fall River firefighters regularly train on residential fire operations, such as deploying hose lines, conducting search procedures, ventilating structures, operating ladders, and managing incident command.

These training efforts help support coordinated and effective operations during working fires.

At the time of the incident, no information was available regarding the cause of the fire, whether anyone was injured, or the extent of damage to the home.

Fire crews remained on the scene as suppression operations continued and the situation was brought under control.