Cache County, October 4, 2012 – The Newton Fire Department with assistance from Trenton Fire, Clarkston Fire and the Cache County Fire District responded to a grass fire in the area of 7000 N 4800 W, Cache County, at 4:53 PM.
Units responding were met by the property owner who had obtained a burn permit to clear off a small area of a stubble field but the fire had burned out of control prompting him to call for fire department assistance.
Brush trucks from the responding departments were able to contain the fire at just less than 6 acres. Once the fire was contained, crews continued to work the edges of the fire and other hot spots on the interior until the fire was declared out.
Responding were Brush 50, Brush 51, Tender 50 and Tender 52 from Newton; Brush 10 from Clarkston; Brush 130 from Trenton; 3A220, 3A221 and 3A22 on Brush 150 from the Cache County Fire District.
Newton Chief Greg Jorgensen and FF Jed Woodward working the edge of the burn during overhaul. 