Hartland brush fire

West Windsor Fire Capt. Jim Bonney, pulls away debris to expose a hot spot in a dump on on Smoke Rise Farm in Hartland, Vt., that burned when an unpermitted burn spread out of control on Tuesday afternoon, May 10, 2022. (Valley News - James M. Patterson) Copyright Valley News. May not be reprinted or used online without permission. Send requests to permission@vnews.com.

Steve Rojek, second from left, lit a pile of lit a pile of leaves in a brush dump on his Smoke Rise Farm in Hartland, Vt., Tuesday afternoon, May 10, 2022 causing a fire that spread to burn about 2.5 acres, said West Windsor Fire Chief Erik Boedtker, right. “I thought it would stay in one place, but it didn’t,” said Rojeck, who praised firefighters for responding and bringing the fire under control in about three-and-a-half hours. It was, “no big deal,” he said. Hartland Assistand Fire Chief Scott Bowers is at left. (Valley News - James M. Patterson) Copyright Valley News. May not be reprinted or used online without permission. Send requests to permission@vnews.com.

West Weathersfield Firefighters Jordyn Bagalio, left, and Ben Waters, right, spray water and foam on hot spots to prevent further spread of a brush fire that burned over 2.5 acres on Smoke Rise Farm in Hartland, Vt., on Tuesday afternoon, May 10, 2022. West Windsor Fire Chief Erik Boedtkersaid the "unpermitted, illegal burn," took roughly four hours to bring under control. (Valley News - James M. Patterson) Copyright Valley News. May not be reprinted or used online without permission. Send requests to permission@vnews.com. James M. Patterson