CHESTER, NH - Following reports of potential entrapment, Chester Fire Department personnel responded to a structure fire at 12 Evelyn Noyes Road on June 16th.

According to officials, the first chief officer to arrive discovered an occupied single-family home. The homeowner verified that everyone had left the house safely, freeing up firefighters to concentrate on putting out the fire.

An external attack was started by Chester Engine 2 and Tanker 1, and a second alarm was dispatched to bring more equipment and personnel to the scene. Using Chester Engine 2 and Derry Fire Department Ladder 3 for aerial operations, crews carried out a defensive operation. Water was provided throughout the incident by a tanker fill facility at Wason Pond and a dry hydrant on Evelyn Noyes Road.

The fire was placed under control at 1:56 a.m., with firefighters remaining on scene for overhaul before clearing at 3:44 a.m.

The department thanked mutual aid departments from Auburn, Brentwood, Candia, Danville, Deerfield, Epping, Fremont, Hampstead, Hooksett, Londonderry, Manchester, Raymond, and Sandown, along with Salem and Newton fire departments for station coverage, the Southern New Hampshire Rehab Unit, and the Chester Police Department for traffic and crowd control assistance.