Stratham Fire Department

09/07/2026

On September 4, 2026, Firefighter Eric Phillips responded to a commercial fire alarm. While investigating the alarm activation, Eric suddenly collapsed and was found in cardiac arrest. Fellow department members immediately began providing emergency medical care and worked to save his life, and Eric

09/06/2026

A tragic loss to Raymond and the entire Seacoast emergency services community. Rest in Peace.

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09/06/2026

09/06/2026

Our thoughts and prayers are with the family, friends and fellow Raymond Fire Dept members for the tragic loss of one of their members, FF Eric Phillips. The NH fire service is a tight knit group so we all hurt when one of our friends is lost, especially in the line of Duty. Rest in Peace Brother!

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September 5, 2026
Raymond Fire Department Announces the Line of Duty Death of Firefighter Eric Phillips
Raymond, New Hampshire — It is with profound sadness that Raymond Fire Chief Jason Grant and the members of the Raymond Fire Department announce the sudden and unexpected passing of Firefighter Eric Phillips, 44, following a medical emergency suffered in the line of duty.
Firefighter Phillips was a valued member of the Raymond Fire Department and had proudly served the Raymond community for the past five years.
During his service, Eric demonstrated the dedication, courage, and compassion that are the hallmarks of the fire service. He was a trusted colleague and friend to the members of the department and a dedicated public servant to the residents of Raymond.
Chief Jason Grant stated, “The Raymond Fire Department is heartbroken by the sudden and unexpected loss of Eric. Eric dedicated five years of his life to serving the people of Raymond, and his commitment to his fellow firefighters and our community will never be forgotten. Our thoughts and prayers are with Eric’s family, friends, and all those who had the privilege of knowing and working alongside him.”
Firefighter Phillips suffered the medical emergency while on a call for service on the evening of September 4, 2026. He was transported to the Exeter Hospital, and despite the efforts of his fellow first responders he died at the hospital.
The Raymond Fire Department extends its deepest condolences to Eric’s family and loved ones during this incredibly difficult time. The department is also providing support to its members as they come together to grieve the loss of their brother firefighter.
Additional information regarding arrangements and services will be released when appropriate and in consultation with Firefighter Phillips’ family.

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09/05/2026

NH Weekend Fire Weather Forecast 9/5 - 9/6
Saturday & Sunday: FDRAs 1-6 LOW Fire Danger



Synopsis:

SATURDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers. Highs in the lower 70s. Chance of rain 50 percent. North winds 10 to 15 mph with gusts up to 25 mph. Minimum relative humidity around 55 percent.

SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a 50 percent chance of showers. Lows in the upper 40s. Northeast winds up to 10 mph with gusts up to 20 mph.

SUNDAY...Mostly sunny with a 50 percent chance of showers. Highs around 70. North winds up to 10 mph with gusts up to 20 mph. Minimum relative humidity around 37 percent.

SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 40s. Northwest winds 10 to 15 mph with gusts up to 25 mph.



Extended Fire Weather Forecast:

LABOR DAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 70s. Northwest winds 10 to 15 mph with gusts up to 25 mph. Minimum relative humidity around 36 percent.

MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 50s. West winds 10 to 15 mph. Gusts up to 30 mph after midnight.

TUESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 70s. Northwest winds 10 to 15 mph with gusts up to 30 mph. Minimum relative humidity around 41 percent.

TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 40s. North winds 10 to 15 mph.

WEDNESDAY...Partly sunny. Highs around 70. Light and variable winds becoming south around 10 mph with gusts up to 20 mph in the afternoon. Minimum relative humidity around 44 percent.

WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a 50 percent chance of showers. Lows in the mid 50s. South winds 10 to 20 mph with gusts up to 30 mph.

THURSDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers. Highs in the mid 70s. Chance of rain 50 percent. West winds 10 to 20 mph with gusts up to 30 mph. Minimum relative humidity around 51 percent.

THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. Lows in the mid 50s. Chance of rain 50 percent. West winds 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 40 mph.

09/04/2026

9/4/26 NH Fire Weather Forecast
FDRA 1 LOW, FDRAs 2-6 MODERATE Fire Danger

‼️ STRATHAM: MODERATE

Synopsis:

TODAY...Partly sunny. Patchy fog. Highs in the upper 70s. Northwest winds 10 to 15 mph with gusts up to 25 mph. Minimum relative humidity around 44 percent.

TONIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 50s. Northwest winds 10 to 15 mph with gusts up to 25 mph.



Extended Fire Weather Forecast:

SATURDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers. Highs in the lower 70s. Chance of rain 50 percent. North winds 10 to 15 mph with gusts up to 25 mph. Minimum relative humidity around 55 percent.

SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a 50 percent chance of showers.Lows in the upper 40s. Northeast winds up to 10 mph with gusts up to 20 mph.

SUNDAY...Mostly sunny with a 50 percent chance of showers. Highs around 70. North winds up to 10 mph with gusts up to 20 mph. Minimum relative humidity around 37 percent.

SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 40s. Northwest winds 10 to 15 mph with gusts up to 25 mph.

LABOR DAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 70s. Northwest winds 10 to 15 mph with gusts up to 25 mph. Minimum relative humidity around 36 percent.

MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 50s. West winds 10 to 15 mph. Gusts up to 30 mph after midnight.

TUESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 70s. Northwest winds 10 to 15 mph with gusts up to 30 mph. Minimum relative humidity around 41 percent.

TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 40s. North winds 10 to 15 mph.

WEDNESDAY...Partly sunny. Highs around 70. Light and variable winds becoming south around 10 mph with gusts up to 20 mph in the afternoon. Minimum relative humidity around 44 percent.

WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a 50 percent chance of showers. Lows in the mid 50s. South winds 10 to 20 mph with gusts up to 30 mph.

THURSDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers. Highs in the mid 70s. Chance of rain 50 percent. West winds 10 to 20 mph with gusts up to 30 mph. Minimum relative humidity around 51 percent.

THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. Lows in the mid 50s. Chance of rain 50 percent. West winds 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 40 mph.

09/03/2026

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09/03/2026

9/3/26 NH Fire Weather Forecast
FDRAs 1-6 LOW Fire Danger



Synopsis:

TODAY...Mostly cloudy with rain likely with a slight chance of thunderstorms. Patchy fog. Highs in the mid 70s. Chance of rain 70 percent. South winds around 15 mph this morning becoming light and variable. Minimum relative humidity around 56 percent.

TONIGHT...Partly cloudy. Patchy fog. Lows in the upper 50s. Light and variable winds becoming west around 10 mph after midnight.



Extended Fire Weather Forecast:



FRIDAY...Mostly sunny with a 50 percent chance of showers. Patchy fog. Highs in the upper 70s. Northwest winds 10 to 15 mph with gusts up to 25 mph. Minimum relative humidity around 44 percent.

FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 50s. Northwest winds 10 to 15 mph with gusts up to 25 mph.

SATURDAY...Partly sunny with showers likely. Highs around 70. Chance of rain 70 percent. North winds 10 to 15 mph with gusts up to 25 mph. Minimum relative humidity around 55 percent.

SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with showers likely. Lows in the upper 40s. Chance of rain 70 percent. North winds up to 10 mph.

SUNDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 70s. North winds up to 10 mph with gusts up to 20 mph. Minimum relative humidity around 37 percent.

SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 40s. Northwest winds up to 10 mph with gusts up to 20 mph.

LABOR DAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 70s. Northwest winds up to 10 mph with gusts up to 20 mph. Minimum relative humidity around 35 percent.

MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 50s. West winds 10 to 15 mph with gusts up to 25 mph.

TUESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 70s. Northwest winds 10 to 15 mph with gusts up to 25 mph. Minimum relative humidity around 44 percent.

TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the lower 50s. West winds up to 10 mph.

WEDNESDAY...Partly sunny with a 40 percent chance of showers. Highs in the lower 70s. Southwest winds 10 to 15 mph. Minimum relative humidity around 50 percent.

WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a 50 percent chance of showers. Lows in the mid 50s. Southwest winds 10 to 20 mph with gusts up to 35 mph.

09/02/2026

SVFDA President Dan Crow ( right) and SVFDA Vice President John Cushing ( left) presented Chief Jeff Denton a donation for $5000 to complete the required funding to train our Paramedics to be able to perform the Rapid Sequence Intubation (RSI) procedure, further enhancing our critical lifesaving capabilities. The Stratham Volunteer Fire Department Association has long been a keystone in supporting the operations side of our department and today is no exception. The Association holds our annual First Responder Golf Classic at the Golf Club of New England ( on Oct 5th this year) which helps support critical training and equipment needs for the department without impact to the taxpayer.
The Association’s fundraising efforts and outstanding support enables our operational department to continue to provide the best training and equipment to our members which enhances our ability to provide the best quality Fire and EMS services to our citizens. We would like to thank the members of the SVFDA for their generous and continued support of our mission and members.

09/02/2026

9/2/26 NH Fire Weather Forecast
FDRAs 1-6 LOW Fire Danger



Synopsis:

TODAY...Mostly cloudy. Highs around 70. Southeast winds 10 to 15 mph with gusts up to 25 mph. Minimum relative humidity around 54 percent.

TONIGHT...Showers. Areas of fog. Lows in the mid 50s. Chance of rain near 100 percent. Southeast winds 10 to 20 mph with gusts up to 30 mph.



Extended Fire Weather Forecast:

THURSDAY...Showers. Patchy fog. Highs in the lower 70s. Chance of rain near 100 percent. South winds around 15 mph with gusts up to 30 mph shifting to the southwest with gusts up to 20 mph in the afternoon. Minimum relative humidity around 71 percent.

THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a 50 percent chance of showers. Lows in the upper 50s. Light and variable winds becoming west around 10 mph after midnight.

FRIDAY...Mostly sunny with a 50 percent chance of showers. Highs in the mid 70s. Northwest winds 10 to 15 mph with gusts up to 25 mph. Minimum relative humidity around 49 percent.

FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 50s. Northwest winds 10 to 15 mph with gusts up to 25 mph.

SATURDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers. Highs around 70. Chance of rain 50 percent. North winds 10 to 15 mph with gusts up to 25 mph. Minimum relative humidity around 53 percent.

SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a 50 percent chance of showers. Lows in the upper 40s. North winds 10 to 15 mph with gusts up to 25 mph.

SUNDAY...Sunny. Highs around 70. North winds 10 to 15 mph with gusts up to 25 mph. Minimum relative humidity around 42 percent.

SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 40s. Northwest winds up to 10 mph.

LABOR DAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 70s. Northwest winds up to 10 mph. Minimum relative humidity around 40 percent.

MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 50s. West winds up to 10 mph.

TUESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 70s. West winds up to 10 mph. Minimum relative humidity around 45 percent.

TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the lower 50s. Northwest winds up to 10 mph.