On Thanksgiving morning most people usually wake to the smell of fireplaces burning or turkey cooking in the oven. However, when a group of Bishop Road residents smelled a noticeably strong odor of smoke outside their homes, the Bedford Fire Department was alerted to respond.
At 12:09 p.m. Car 2041 and a crew on Engine 109 responded to the area in front of 37 Bishop Road to find a fully involved brush fire, quickly advancing over dry leaf and organic materials to the size of about 30 x 60 feet. Members immediately stretched a cross lay and trash line off of Engine 109 and moved to extinguish the fire in a matter of minutes. The remaining area was overhauled with shovels and picks to find any hot spots, and NYSEG was notified as it was suspected a telephone pole and arcing lines had started the fire.
All Bedford units returned to service by 13:00 hours.
