Wednesday, July 30, 2014

Grass fire response at S. 34th & S. "G" Street.

Incident Date:  7/30/14
Issuing Officer:  Joe Meinecke
Incident location:  S. 34th & S. "G" St.
Incident Type:  Grass Fire

At 4:38 pm, firefighters from stations 2, 4, 8, 11 and 12 responded to a reported grass fire north of the Lincoln Park area.

The first arriving unit found a fast moving (wind driven) approximately 200 x 200 foot grass fire. Firefighters were able to cut the fire off before it ignited a green belt area behind several houses. The fire burned approximately 1 acre and there were no injuries to report.  

The cause of the fire is currently under investigation.