Plainfield NH Volunteer Fire Department

10/06/2026

10/06/2026

Training tonight, exercising both E2 and E3 using the ground monitor at a dry hydrant location in town.

09/24/2026

PVFD E3 from Meriden and utility 2 from Plainfield responded to Lebanon station 1 for coverage this morning from 3:30am to 6:30 am.

North Main Street Structure Fire: Working smoke alarms alerted sleeping occupants to a fire at 384 North Main Street in West Lebanon on September 24. Everyone escaped safely, and no firefighters were injured. The cause remains under investigation.

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09/24/2026

A fourth-alarm fire destroyed a barn and heavily damaged a home on Potato Road in Canaan on Wednesday. No injuries were reported.

09/16/2026

Our new and returning brigade members receiving their gear and practicing donning for time.

09/16/2026

On Sunday we participated in a multi team training with Cornish Fire and Rescue. Focus of the training was vehicle extrication and using our newly acquired rescue equipment.

08/27/2026

As neighbors and mutual aid partners, the Plainfield Volunteer Fire Department stands firmly with our brothers and sisters at the Lebanon Fire Department. We ask our community to support one of their member's families during this difficult time.

If you have the ability to help, please consider contributing to or sharing the GoFundMe

https://gofund.me/4c0204902

Another vital way to support is by donating blood. Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center in Lebanon makes scheduling a donation convenient:
[https://www.dartmouth-hitchcock.org/blood-donor-program/appointments](https://www.dartmouth-hitchcock.org/blood-donor-program/appointments)

Thank you for showing up for our regional firefighting and EMS family when they need it most.

08/27/2026

🚒 Training Hard, Working Together! 🚒
​Tonight, your Plainfield Volunteer Fire Department teamed up with our incredible neighbors and mutual aid partners, The Cornish Fire Department for a joint training session!
​We pushed our skills to the max with a packed agenda, including:
​🔥 Hoseline advancement & pumping
​🧗‍♂️ Firefighter survival techniques
​📐 Confined space drills
​💧 Hydrant work and more!
​Collaboration like this makes for an invaluable experience, keeping our operational readiness and skills razor-sharp so we're always ready to protect our communities. 🤝💪
​Huge thanks to everyone who came out and put in the work tonight!
​

08/12/2026

NEWS RELEASE: MULTIPLE PEOPLE SERIOUSLY INJURED AFTER DWI CRASH

PLAINFIELD, N.H. – Three people were hurt in an impairment-related crash in Plainfield.

At 8:03 p.m., Tuesday, August 11, 2026, members of the Plainfield Police Department requested State Police assistance with a reported crash on Route 12A at the intersection of Beauty Hill Road in Plainfield. State Troopers assigned to the Troop C and Troop D barracks, as well as the Collision Analysis and Reconstruction (C.A.R.) Unit, responded.

The preliminary investigation determined that the driver of a red 2025 Toyota Tacoma, later identified as Michael Martin III, 18, of Claremont, was traveling southbound at a high rate of speed when, in the area of Beauty Hill Road, he crashed into a tan 2013 Chevrolet Silverado, driven by Clayton Ezequelle, 53, of White River Junction, Vermont, causing significant damage. The Silverado then caught fire.

Ezequelle suffered life-threatening injuries, while Martin and his passenger were seriously injured. All three were transported to a regional hospital for treatment.

Martin was later arrested on charges of felony aggravated driving while intoxicated (DWI), felony reckless conduct with a deadly weapon, and other violation-level offenses. He is scheduled to be arraigned in Claremont District Court on Wednesday, August 12, 2026.

Troopers were assisted by members of the Plainfield police and fire departments, the Lebanon police and fire departments, the Cornish Fire Department, and the Windsor, VT, Fire/EMS.

Anyone with information that may assist the investigation is asked to contact Trooper Anthony LaPlaca at [email protected].

08/07/2026