Rehoboth Fire Department Assisted by Neighboring Towns

Several neighboring towns provided assistance to Rehoboth firefighters battling a blaze on Summer Street on Sunday, February 8th.

A shortage of water and bitterly cold temperatures were major obstacles.

“Seekonk Engine came on the scene to help,” Selectman Rob Johnson said Monday. “They opened a hydrant for us a couple miles away in their town. We shuttled back and forth with our tankers. We have three tankers. We also had Plainville, Raynham, Warren, and Berkley come in with their tankers and we ran a shuttle for water.”

Johnson quoted Fire Chief Mark Haskell saying 42,000 gallons of water were used. The home suffered severe damage. The occupants were able to get out of the house safely.

Crews from Dighton, Swansea, and Norton also helped extinguish the fire.