Tuesday, July 31, 2012 at 11:12 AM
A vehicle fire endangering structures incident was in progress at an address in Richmond and it was determined by incident command that water supply could be enhanced with the assistance of water tenders.
A Tender Task Force first alarm assignment was requested through dispatch and Tender 50 of Newton Fire responded with the other units on the Tender Task Force assignment.
Sunday, July 29, 2012 at 6:02 PM
A working structure fire was paged for the old Trenton Feed building in Trenton.
Engine 50 from Newton is part of the first alarm units for this location and was assembling a crew to respond when word came from Engine 130 (Trenton) that the fire was small and they could handle it with their personnel.
All other units on the first alarm were cancelled.
Sunday, July 29, 2012 at 3:38 PM
Brush 50 was included in a first alarm response for a possible grass/wildland fire reported to be on the bench area south of Mendon.
The closest units responded to the complainant’s location to investigate, the rest of the assignment staged just off of SR 23 on the road to Maple Rise south of Mendon.
No fire was found in the area. It is likely that the smoke which was widely spread across Cache Valley today is from a fire in another county and blew in to the valley on the southerly winds.
Units in staging were released and brush 50 returned to quarters.
Friday, July 27, 2012 at 12:16 AM
A series of thunderstorms moved across Cache Valley around midnight on Friday, July 27, igniting a fire southwest of Newton in the canyon where the Bear River flows into Box Elder County. The fire was burning on the steep slope of Wheelon Canyon, near Cutler Reservoir.
Logan City 911 Dispatch received multiple calls about this fire, as did Box Elder County. Fire units from Newton were paged as well as units from Fielding in Box Elder County. This fire was visible from Newton as units responded towards Cache Junction to find an access route to the fire.
A short time later another fire was reported on the south side of Little Mountain on the border of Newton and Trenton’s response area. Trenton, Smithfield, Lewiston and Richmond responded to the second fire; Clarkston was paged to assist Newton with the fire in Wheelon Canyon.
After attempting access from various routes, one unit from Newton was able to get near the Wheelon Fire and determined the best access would be further to the south. The owner of the property was contacted and responded to assist the additional brush units in gaining access to the fire from the south. The units from Fielding attempted access from the Box Elder side but were not able to find a route through the rough terrain to get close enough to assist.
The storm did produce a small amount of rain that may have aided in controlling the fire, but there were still a few spots of active flame as well as several trees that had burned. The hose line from Brush 50 and water from Brush 50 and Brush 10 was used to wet mop the entire burned area. The fire was approximately a quarter of an acre in size and was burning in light grass, sagebrush and juniper in the steep terrain near the top of the canyon.
11 firefighters with 4 brush engines worked to control the fire; Tender 50 and Tender 52 remained in staging at Cache Junction until it was determined the water on the brush engines would be sufficient to control and mop up the fire. A duty officer from Cache County Fire responded to assist on this fire as well as a separate CCFD officer to assist with the second fire on Little Mountain. Once the mop up was complete on the fire in Wheelon Canyon all units left the scene.
Contact for the Wheelon Canyon Fire:
Greg Fabricius
Assistant Chief
Newton Fire Department
435-757-3330 – Mobile
Sunday July 22, 2012 at 12:07 PM
Shortly after 12:00 PM, dispatch received a report of a grass fire burning north of Newton and alerted Newton Fire to respond. Brush 50, Brush 51, Tender 50 and Tender 52 from Newton responded and received assistance from 3A220 of Cache County Fire.
The fire was burning in the dry grass between a gravel road and a corn field, as well as around an irrigation pump and irrigation canal. Because of the early notification by an alert passerby, the fire was still small in size and was quickly extinguished when fire units arrived.
The cause of the fire is under investigation at this time.
Monday, July 16, 2012 at 4:37 PM
Newton Fire responded to a report of railroad ties on fire in Cache Junction. Also responding was Battalion 3A from CCFD.
Union Pacific personnel notified dispatch of railroad ties on fire near the tracks in Cache Junction and a page was sent. Engine 50 and Brush 51 responded to the scene and Brush 51’s booster line was stretched across the tracks underneath the train cars to extinguish the fire on the ties.
Battalion 3A and a railroad crew member are seen in this photo with Brush 51.
Friday, July 13, 2012 at 11:43 AM
Engine 50 was added to the 2nd alarm units for a working structure fire in Smithfield. The Cache County Press Release can be viewed here: http://cachefire.blogspot.com/2012/07/smithfield-fire.html.
For a gallery of pictures from the overhaul operations at this fire, follow this link: Pictures.
Sunday, July 1, 2012 at 10:18 AM
Newton Fire and EMS responded to a report of a single car MVA with injuries, on SR 23 east of Newton. Also responding were Battalion 160 (CCEMS) and Ambulance 160 (CCEMS).
1 patient was transported by CCEMS to a local hospital.
Sunday, July 1, 2012 at 1:09 AM
Engine 50 of Newton Fire responded with other units to a grass fire on the bench east of Smithfield in the Dry Canyon area. Structure engines were included for structure protection if the fire would threaten homes near the fire.
A quick attack by the brush units was able to knock down the fire and prevent the need for structure protection. With the fire controlled and mop-up underway the structure units were released.