Pomfret, CT — An improperly disposed cigarette during high fire danger sparked a large field fire on Covell Rd Easter Sunday.
At approximately 2:45 PM on Sunday, April 20th, 2025, the Pomfret Fire Department was dispatched to the area of 80 Covell Rd for a brush fire.
Pomfret Fire Chief Brett Sheldon arrived on the scene within minutes and reported a multi-acre fire burning in a field moving towards the woodline. Mutual aid brush trucks and manpower were quickly requested from Hampton, Williamsville, and Eastford.
Crews were able to attack the left and right flanks from a Covell Rd anchor point, allowing them to quickly contain the fire. UTVs and off-road brush trucks entered the field to extinguish the interior area and finish surrounding the fire. The fire was contained at approximately 3.6 acres. The Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP) Forestry Crew was requested to the scene to cut down a hazardous dead tree that was burning inside.
Throughout the fire, the Eastford Independent Fire Co. and Williamsville Fire Engine Company established a draft site on the Covell Rd bridge, providing water to the trucks and UTVs on the scene.
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Crews cleared the scene at approximately 4:30 PM.
No injuries occurred as a result of the fire.
At the time of the fire, the DEEP’s Forest Fire Danger Prediction was HIGH for Windham County, and a National Weather Service (NWS) Special Weather Statement for “Elevated Risk For Fire Spread” was in effect.
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