2010-07-29
HOLLIS Fire Chief Rick Towne borrowed a page from a fictional character Thursday, a day after firefighters responded to two brush fires, one that occurred around 3:30 a.m. on Shipley Drive and another that broke out close to 2:30 p.m. on Worcester Road. Smokey the Bear is busy now, Towne said, pointing to a perfect storm of conditions, extremely dry soil and breezy weather. The fire chief ...