There was an emergency call for a grass fire in the Town of Egg Harbor Tuesday afternoon. Just before 12:30PM, the call came from a property on Plum Bottom Road, between Sunny Point Road and Oak Road. Egg Harbor Fire Chief Justin MacDonald reports his department sent 6 trucks, 1 UTV, and 13 firefighters to the scene. He also added that they were fortunate the winds had died down at that time, and the wind was blowing the fire away from a nearby barn…
They used approximately 2,400 gallons of water and 1 gallon of foam to extinguish the fire. Fire Chief MacDonald explains the property owner’s burning scenario where the fire began and size of the resulting burned area…
The fire was completely put out and all responders were able to clear the scene in just about 1 hour and 15 minutes.
There was an emergency call for a 2nd grass fire in Door County Tuesday afternoon, this time near the Kolberg area. Just before 3PM, the call came from a property on County Road D, between Kolberg Road and S. Stevenson Pier Road. The Brussels-Union-Gardner Fire Department was paged for a grass fire spreading into a field. Fire Captain Bryan Jeanquart says that upon their arrival the situation suddenly became more urgent…
The B.U.G. Department sent 4 trucks with 8 firefighters to the scene, and they were soon joined by assistance with 2 more trucks and 5 more firefighters from the Southern Door Fire Department. Together they used approximately 4,000 gallons of water to extinguish the fire and all hot spots. Fire Captain Jeanquart explains how the fire started…
By the time the fire was fully extinguished, about 1½ acres had burned, but no structure was damaged. All vehicles were able to clear the scene in 1 hour and 10 minutes.
