Bennington County wildfire burns 30 acres on national forest land

STAMFORD, Vt. (WNYT) — Firefighters contained a 30-acre wildfire on national forest land near County Road in Stamford, with no injuries and no damage to private property. Stamford Fire said it was dispatched at 12:16 p.m. Monday, Oct. 26 to a wildfire just south of County Road near the high tension line. The cause is under investigation. The department said the fire burned an estimated 30 acres on National Forest land. Clarksburg Fire, North Adams Fire, NBEMS, National Forest and VT Forest Parks assisted, while Readsboro Fire provided station coverage in Stamford. Stamford Fire said crews cleared the scene at 4:19 p.m. and turned it over to National Forest, which remained there until dark. Firefighters were called back at 8:45 p.m. to check hot spots, found them inside the burn area and left again around 10 p.m. National Forest will remain on site all day Tuesday. Firefighters battle a wildfire at in the national forest Land in Stamford, Vt on Monday.(Stamford Volu