Bird into wire began fire
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Firefighters rapidly included a yard fire along Commonage Road in Vernon Sunday night.
It was the very first test of brand-new auxiliary firemens at the Predator Ridge Fire Station, who were signed up with by profession firemens with Vernon Fire Rescue Services.
It appears the fire was begun by a bird flying into a power line, the City of Vernon says.
The fire broke out about 6 p.m., near MacKay Reservoir, in between Predator Ridge and the Bailey Road turnoff.
Firefighters got here to discover a fast-moving yard fire around 50×100 feet in size, burning along the highway.
“Thanks to the general public, this fire was rapidly reported and firemens were dispatched. Career firemens who were stationed at Fire Station 3 (Predator Ridge) due to severe wildfire threat conditions, were signed up with by freshly triggered auxiliary firemens from the exact same station. Together, they knocked the fire down rapidly and stopped it from spreading out even further,” says Deputy Fire Chief Mike Walroth.
This was an example of firemens collaborating with an alert and alert neighborhood to rapidly get on top of a possibly unsafe circumstance.”
There was no threat to structures in the fire.
To report a wildfire, call 1 800 663-5555 toll-free or dial *5555 on a mobile phone.
