Phillipston Fire & EMS

09/17/2026

There will be permitted blasting on the North end of Phillipston today, there will be a fire department detail on site.

No address will be posted.

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07/03/2026

Phillipston Engine 1 is currently on scene assisting with this incident. Additional personnel remain available for in Town coverage.

FINAL UPDATE- 9:40pm- All units clear the woods for the evening. Multiple Depts will be back in the morning to continue efforts. There is no danger to the public at this time.

UPDATE- 8:30pm: Size update- 8.3acres. Crews continue to cut a line around the fire to contain it. We have approx 75% of the fire surrounded. Crews will continue to work until dark and then pull out for safety when we feel the fire is contained enough.
Incident Command is making plans for our members and some mutual aid towns to come back early tomorrow morning and likely next few days to continue work. At this time this is no concern for rapid spread of the fire nor any threat to structures.

UPDATE- 7:19pm- More accurate size is now 7.5acres.

UPDATE- 7:00pm- No evacuations at this time. Crew are working by hand to “cut a line” around the fire which is still active. We believe the actual size of this fire right now is 7.5 acres we have edited our post to reflect a more accurate size- This is in a difficult to access area that will be very labor intensive- one of the reasons why we have so much mutual aid responding. Please be patient when looking for updates- not much more to report at this time. (Plus admin posting is not on scene). If anything pertinent needs to be relayed- we will. Thank you all for your support!

UPDATE- 6:13pm- Striking 3rd alarm- approx 7.5acres

7.3.26 6:00pm- After investigating a large column of smoke in the North Orange area, crews eventually located a brush fire 1/2 - 1mile into the woods, at least 5 acres at this time with limited access via Town Farm Rd. Capt Matthews has command and has struck a 2nd Alarm and multiple assets are enroute to the area. You will see mutual aid towns responding to town. This will be a prolonged incident. Please use caution Main St area of North Orange and avoid Town Farm Rd.

06/24/2026

Please avoid Town Phillipston Center today if possible Athol road to the center will be closed from approximately 11am to 2pm while they finish the Baldwinville Rd paving project.

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06/18/2026

The National Weather Service in Boston/Norton has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
Northwestern Worcester County in central Massachusetts...
Northwestern Middlesex County in northeastern Massachusetts...
Northeastern Franklin County in western Massachusetts...

* Until 500 PM EDT.

* At 404 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from Warwick to Montague, moving east at 45 mph.

HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Expect damage to trees and power lines.

* Locations impacted include...
Leominster, Fitchburg, Orange, Deerfield, Gardner, Athol,
Pepperell, Groton, Winchendon, Lunenburg, Townsend, Montague,
Lancaster, Templeton, Sterling, Westminster, Shirley, Ashburnham,
Hubbardston, and Princeton.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 700 PM EDT for western,
central and northeastern Massachusetts.

For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.

A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 700 PM EDT for western,
central and northeastern Massachusetts.

&&

HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED;
MAX HAIL SIZE...

06/18/2026

Tornado watch in effect until 7pm keep an eye on the sky!

06/17/2026

Paving has begun on Baldwinville road, please be patient as there will be delays today and tomorrow.

05/29/2026

Congratulations to all the seniors graduating tonight from Narragansett Regional School District Templeton/Phillipston, MA

04/11/2026

THERE IS NO OPEN BURNING allowed in the Town Phillipston today.

The state classified today as a class 4 fire danger day. High of 60, humidity 20%, and winds gusting to 30mph.

04/07/2026

We're not thrilled to see this stuff falling from the sky, but hey, it's River Rat week, so bring on the snow! The Athol-Orange River Rat race is this Saturday, and they're kicking things off with a parade at 9:35 in Athol. The canoe race starts at 1pm, and we'll be there with our boat and a crew for shore support, cheering you on. Good luck, participants!

03/17/2026

***DELAYED POST
Templeton road was opened around 4pm. We apologize for any inconvenience this evening.

Templeton road between the Library and the Highway Garage is closed due to a tree on live wires.

Please avoid the area.

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