Fire departments on the Door Peninsula have been extremely busy over the last few days, battling fires on Washington Island, &, in Sister Bay, Valmy, & Baileys Harbor.
There was a fire call from a cottage Saturday evening just north of Sister Bay on Beach Road. The occupants of a short-term rental unit had returned to the cottage just after 10PM to find it filled with smoke. Sister Bay Liberty Grove Fire Chief Chris Hecht reports his department sent four trucks with fifteen firefighters to the scene, and he explains what they found upon their arrival…
Previous to their arrival, a neighbor had pulled the basket outside and extinguished it with a hand-held fire extinguisher. Fire Chief Hecht shares how the fire started and the extent of the damage…
No further extinguishing was required. His department then ventilated the building, and there were no injuries during the response. The renters in the short-term unit were then still able to spend the night in the cottage.
On Washington Island, a fire call drew many mainland fire departments to the island to assist the Island Fire Department with a grass and brush fire called in just after 9PM Sunday night. The MABAS call brought every mainland department to the island except for the Nasewaupee Fire Department which stayed to watch over the Egg Harbor Station to retain mainland fire protection. Ephraim and Egg Harbor Fire Chief Justin MacDonald further details the response…
Due to the extremely dry conditions, that fire spread quickly, but thanks to the fast action of all responders it was soon contained. Fire Chief MacDonald explains the extent of the fire and how some departments were released later Monday morning…
Fire Chief MacDonald reports that there were no injuries to any firefighters or civilians, and no fire damage to any structures on the island. He also gave us a later update on the continuing response to the fire…
At this time, the cause of that Washington Island Fire remains undetermined and still under investigation by the island fire department.
While many mainland Door County fire departments were on Washington Island Monday morning battling numerous grass and brush fires, a fire call came in just before 3:30AM for a camper on fire at the Bailey’s Grove Campground in Baileys Harbor. Baileys Harbor Fire Chief Brian Zak reports his department had some help from the Nasewaupee responders were serving as back up at the Egg Harbor Fire Station…
With those two response vehicles there were seven firefighters. They used less than 100 gallons of water to finish extinguishing the camper, and they were able to clear the scene in approximately 1 hour and 20 minutes. The camper had substantial damage, but there were no injuries in the incident.
A fire started in a dry cornfield late Monday morning in Valmy. Just after 11AM the call came from near the intersection of Whitefish Bay Road and Ploor Road. Sturgeon Bay Fire Chief Kalin Montevideo shares how the fire presumably started with a combine processing the dry corn…
The Sturgeon Bay Fire Department responded with mutual aid from the Jacksonport department and assistance from Door County EMS and the Door County Sheriff’s Office. On scene were seven apparatus with fourteen firefighters, and they used just under 10,000 gallons of water to extinguish the fire. They were able to clear the scene 2 ½ hours, and there were no injuries.
Fire Chief Montevideo wanted to remind everyone of the extremely dry conditions and that any activities possibly causing sparks should be done with extreme caution and any burning activities should be delayed until after we get more rain.
