HFRS received the call at 20:40 on Sunday 10 January to a two-storey thatched property on Winchester Road, Langrish, near Petersfield.
There was a fire involving the roof and first-floor which were both well alight when crews arrived. Crews worked hard to control the speed of fire development whilst simultaneously undertaking salvage operations.
Emergency vehicles from Petersfield, Horndean, Havant, Liphook, Waterlooville, Bordon, Alton, Cosham, Southsea, Rushmoor, Eastleigh, Droxford, Winchester and Fleet were all in attendance.
The environmental protection unit (EPU) from Alton and command support units from Portchester and Eastleigh were also on scene.
The A272 near Langrish was shut for several hours overnight and then replaced with temporary traffic lights in the morning whilst emergency crews worked.
At 01:00 a relief strategy was put into place and the incident was scaled back to six pumps and one water carrier. Firefighters began damping down hotspots.
At 06:00 the incident was scaled down further to a two-pump relief and one water carrier.
The roof and first-floor of the cottage were 100% damaged by fire, and the ground-floor 100% damaged by water.
A structural engineer attended in daylight to assess the integrity of the building and the exposed chimney breast.
The stop message came in at 11:35 on Monday 11 January, after having been extinguished using three breathing apparatus, eight jets, and CAFS (compressed air foam solution).
Firefighters will remain on scene for most of the day to continue salvage operations.
The fire was caused by sparks from a wood-burning stove igniting the thatched roof. The occupiers were warned by a smoke alarm which they had in the attic. HFRS recommend that all thatch owners also have a smoke alarm in their attics to give an early warning should a fire begin in their home.