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Fire dispatch toned out New Hamburg and Baden for a structure fire at 3787 Huron Road, June 24 at 19:30. Dispatch confirmed fire in a barn full of hay with exposures and the New Dundee tanker was requested on this report. A New Hamburg pumper arrived to a fully-involved barn (130 x 30’) with five large silos on the ‘D’ side just a few feet away. On the ‘B’ side was a large shop (130 x 60’) 15 feet away, which had a large beef barn (260 x 100’) attached to it. A second 260 x 100’ beef barn was 100’ from the ‘C-D’ corner of the burning structure.  

New Hamburg’s pumper set up on the ‘A’ side between the fully involved barn and a 200 x 30’ driving shed. Three port-a-tanks were set up for water supply which was shuttled from a hydrant approximately three miles from the scene. Multiple small and large lines were pulled to protect the shop and silos. Baden’s pumper set up on the ‘D’ side and pulled lines to the rear of the barn and was supplied by New Hamburg’s pumper.

Spartan - Dependable fire engine
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Firefighters did a really good job of protecting the exposures. There was some damage to the shop siding and roof from radiant heat, and it was believed there was no damage to the two silos that had just been filled. It was a warm night and command asked for the balance of New Dundee to the scene to relieve tired crews.

Barn fire in Wilmot Ontario
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Fire was declared out at 2:00 after a front-end loader pulled the building apart, and spread straw out for firefighters to extinguish.  Forty firefighters worked the fire. Box 690 provided rehab, serving 166 cold drinks. Photos start 25 minutes into the fire. Wilmot had five pumpers, four tankers, three heavy rescues, and a 75’ quint on scene.

Gary Dinkel, Box 690

Barn fire in Wilmot Ontario
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Kitchener (ON) fire dispatch toned out New Dundee Fire for a reported corn field on fire at 2316 Queen Street off Bleams Road, April 25 2020 at 11:45. New Dundee reported they had smoke showing as they left town, and requested a full response from Baden Fire. Once on scene, New Dundee Pump 21 set up in a laneway to the east of the fire. A port-a-tank was setup and lines were pulled to the field.

Corn field fire in Ontario
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Freightliner American LaFrance fire engine in Canada
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New Dundee Pump 22 drove into the field to cut the fire off from advancing to the south. Baden Pump 612 drove into the field to cut the advance of the fire to the north. Command requested New Hamburg’s tanker, and then a pumper with a full crew to respond to assist at the fire.

Corn field fire in Ontario
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Freightliner Superior fire engine in Canada
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Tankers shuttled water from a hydrant five miles from the scene. New Hamburg set their pumper and port-a-tank at the northwest side of the fire on Bleams Road and pulled two lines. Command requested a tractor to till the field creating a fire break. The tractor arrived 40 minutes into the fire.

The fire was declared out an hour after crews arrived. Box 690 provided rehab. Five pumpers, four tankers, and one rescue responded to the fire. Kitchener Fire was dispatched to another corn field fire at Trussler Road and Bleams Road, not far from this fire. They had a quick knock down and didn’t require rehab. This was the third large field fire Box 690 has responded to in the last three weeks. Photos taken 25 minutes into the call.

Gary Dinkel, Box 690

Kitchener (ON) fire dispatch toned out New Dundee fire for a small brush fire at 2022 Huron Road May 1 at 14:00. The initial report was a small brush fire the size of a back yard. It was a windy warm day so Baden Fire was requested knowing the fire would likely spread quickly. A New Dundee deputy chief arrived on scene reporting heavy smoke and a large field on fire with a turkey barn to the east as an exposure. New Hamburg was requested as the third station to assist in stopping the spread of the field fire. Pumpers were set up at the 2022 Huron Road and at 1918 Huron Road beside the turkey barn. Firefighters were able to stop the fire 100 feet from the barn. New Hamburg’s pumper drove through the next property to the east which was a gravel pit to get the north end of the field. Crews worked for over an hour to control the fire, then another half hour on a wood pile and large tree that were on fire near the origin of the blaze. The owner of the property was burning some wood and the high winds pushed the fire into the field. Box 690 provided rehab at the fire, the first of four we attended over the next six hours. Photos taken during mop up approximately half an hour into the call.

Gary Dinkel, Box 690

Wilmot Township fire engine

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Firefighters fighting a large grass fire in Ontario Canada

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Firefighters fighting a large grass fire in Ontario Canada

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Firefighters fighting a large grass fire in Ontario Canada

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Wilmot Township fire engine

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Wilmot Township fire engine

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Firefighters fighting a large grass fire in Ontario Canada

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Firefighters fighting a large grass fire in Ontario Canada

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Firefighters fighting a large grass fire in Ontario Canada

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Wilmot Township fire engine

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Wilmot Township fire engine

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Wilmot Township water tender

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Wilmot Township fire engine

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