Firefighters responded to a power pole owned by Richland Electric Coop in the area of 16816 County NN in Section 5 of Willow Township. The call came in at approximately 5:20 pm on January 3, 2012. Firefighters responded with Brush 712 and Squad 715 and kept people a safe distance away from the pole until the electric coop arrived on the scene. After power was cut to the lines on the pole the crew members from REC went up in their bucket truck and extinguished the fire with an extinguisher. 22 firefighters along with the fire explorers answered the page but not everyone went to the scene. Firefighters returned to the station without incident and no injuries were reported.
Power Pole Fire – County NN
