Lyme Fire Department

05/15/2026

From Lyme Town Hall / Highway Department on the List-serve this AM:

Grafton Turnpike is closed due to an emergency!

Grafton Turnpike is closed from 107 Grafton Turnpike to Canaan
You will not be able to access past 107 Grafton Turnpike. You will not be able to go to Canaan or come to Lyme from Canaan.

A message will be posted when the road issue is resolved.

Thank you for your understanding and patience as the road crew works hard to resolve this!

01/30/2026

Lyme Fire and EMS responded along with Hanover and Thetford Fire and Lyme and Orford PD to the Dartmouth Skiway to assist the Dartmouth Ski Patrol with a lift malfunction requiring extrication. The Dartmouth Ski Patrol identified the number of individuals requiring extrication from the chair lift and along with technical rescue team members from Lyme, Hanover and Thetford quickly and efficiently began removing occupants from the chairs.

All 59 occupants on the lift were removed in 90 minutes then checked for any potential cold weather injuries by EMS and brought to the main lodge to meet family and rewarm. One patient ultimately was transported to DHMC for treatment.

The operation was completed with quick, safe and efficient work by all rescuers. All operations occurred before dark with no injuries reported to any responders.

Thank you to all responders who came to assist the efforts of the Lyme Fire Department and the Dartmouth Ski Patrol. It was an impressive cohesive effort by many teams working together from multiple agencies.

Aaron Rich
Lyme Fire Chief

A lift malfunction at the Dartmouth Skiway on Thursday stranded 59 people for about 90 minutes.

01/24/2026

Good evening Lyme,
We are looking at a week or more of single digits and below 0 degree temperatures.
At this time, forecasts are evolving that show a significant amount of snow accumulation Sunday through Monday.
Both of these are normal and expected winter weather.
The reason that your public safety team is reaching out at this time is that this powerful storm is affecting much of the United States from the Rockies through the mid-Atlantic states and New England.
A storm of this strength and coverage will involve all of the utility companies that are often tasked with assisting our local utility companies when we have a power outage that is isolated to our area. This is going to be a wide spread event, so if we experience power outages, restoration may take longer then usual.

The good news;
The predicted winds and wind gusts are not of damaging speeds.

Our utility companies are communicating with State and local agencies to report that they have increased crew staffing, materials and equipment are ready and staged to respond to any outages.

Utility crews had a successful season trimming trees this past summer. The forecasted snow is predicted to be light and fluffy.

We are NOT EXPECTING Ice. This is very positive for us. Lyme Highway is prepared to address this storm.

What we all can do to prepare for the storm.
Make sure your generators are fueled and ready and all electronic devices are charged.

Make sure exhaust vents for any generators and heating appliances are cleared of snow or any blockage.

Consider filling a tub or a few buckets of water to allow flushing of toilets if power is lost.

If houses have mini-splits, wood burning appliances or other heat sources and you have radiant heat in your floors or baseboard radiators, it is important to turn up the thermometer at least once per day to allow hot water to circulate through those pipes that are sitting against cold walls to prevent freezing of these legacy systems.

If you are going outside wear multiple layers and watch for signs of frostbite.

Keep your pets inside or bundled up.

Follow manufacturer directions on clearance of any heating devices but a minimum of three feet from any heating source is critical.

If you don’t need to go outside it is best to stay in, but if you do go out be prepared and please check in on any friends or neighbors.

When the snow is falling, please give space to the Lyme Highway plows who are trying to keep the roads cleared. (This means stay off the roads if possible)

We will update the Listserve if required.
Thank you and stay warm,

Michael Hinsley
Lyme Emergency Management Director
Aaron Rich
Fire Chief Lyme Fire Department
Andy Miller
Captain Lyme Fast/EMS
Scott Bailey
Lyme Highway Department
Chief Anthony Swett
Lyme Police Department