Wednesday, August 29, 2012 at 12:57 PM
Logan City 911 Dispatch received a report of a fire in a haystack in the Cache Junction area, Cache County, and dispatched a working structure fire assignment for the call.
Units en-route to the incident could see a visible column of smoke, prompting the responding CCFD Chief to request a Tender Task Force assignment because there is no municipal hydrant water supply in this part of the county.
Once units arrived on scene it was determined that the fire was in a field near a haystack but the hay was not burning. The initial response units were structure engines as per the incident response plan for a working structure fire, but Newton did respond one brush truck to accompany their engine. Brush 50 began suppression work and additional personnel from Newton were able to respond in another brush truck.
Local farmers were also on scene quickly and were also able to assist in controlling the fire with the use of tractors pulling discs to quickly dig a line around the fire in the field.
3 of the tenders that were called for the Tender Task Force assignment remained on scene to assist in the mop-up work and to supply the brush trucks. A few utility poles were damaged by the fire and Rocky Mountain Power was called to the scene to assess the utility poles as well as a utility connection to an irrigation pump that was on the edge of the burned area.
Approximately 29 acres of the field were burned, with no extension to the haystack that was initially the concern.
The cause of the fire is under investigation at this time.
Pictures:
Newton Asst. Chief Curtis Larsen and FF Reid Smith standing by while CCFD officers and Chief Jorgensen investigate at the point of origin.
Richmond’s tender crew standing by; CCFD Chief Hammer in the background. Newton units responding: Engine 50, Brush 50 and Brush 51. Auto and mutual aid for this incident from: Engine 10; Engine 130; Tender 40 and Fire 400; Tender 30; Tender 20 and Air 20; Tender 70; 3A220 and 3A222.
CCFD Asst. Chief/Fire Warden Craig Pettigrew visiting with the Rocky Mountain Power representative who was there to assess the damage to the utility poles and other electrical equipment.