Douphinette Family

The Douphinette Family are long-time Groveland Residents. Please read their story, and help in any way you can.

 

On Monday, May 2, at 6:04 p.m., the Groveland Fire Department responded to a report of a fire 182 Center St, a two-story, two-family dwelling. Firefighters arrived on scene to find heavy fire showing and quickly called for a second and third alarm response, sending mutual aid firefighters from several nearby communities to assist.

 

Fire companies quickly established a water supply and began attacking the fire from inside and outside of the building. The heavy fire was knocked down at 6:37 p.m. and declared under control at 7:22. The Groveland Police Department and firefighters from West Newbury, Amesbury, Newbury, Merrimac, Haverhill, Lawrence, Georgetown, Boxford and Topsfield provided mutual aid. The Fire Chiefs of Newbury, West Newbury and Lawrence all arrived to assist as well.

 

Acting Chief Briscoe praised the responding firefighters for their aggressive work, which contained the majority of the fire damage to an attached two-car garage. Two vehicles inside and the garage itself were destroyed. The right dwelling sustained some fire, smoke and water damage. The entire home was deemed uninhabitable until repairs could be made. Six residents were displaced and were staying with family.

 

The Groveland Fire Department, which has some staffing from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. is 100% “on call” after 4 p.m., meaning that its fire stations are not staffed and the department relies on dedicated residents to respond when the alarm sounds. The first responding fire crews, coming from their homes to the two fire stations, were dispatched at 6:04 p.m., were at their station by 6:07 and arrived on scene at 6:09.

 

Please consider helping this family get through this extremely difficult time.
https://grovelandfd.com/2022/05/02/groveland-fire-department-battles-three-alarm-fire/