8/5/11 - Delhi Twp field fire, 1300 block of Grovenburg Rd

At 3:40 PM on Friday, August 5, 2011, the Delhi Township Fire Department responded to a report of a combine which caught fire and was extending to a field near the intersection of Grovenburg Rd & McCue Rd. First arriving command reported the combine was already a total loss and directed resources to begin controlling the field fire. The height of the crops involved made it difficult to control the flames using conventional methods, so additional resources were requested. Mutual aid was requested from Windsor Township Emergency Services for a grass rig, tanker & manpower. Additional aid was called in from the Mason Fire Department for a grass rig and the Lansing Fire Department for a grass rig and an engine to protect a potential exposure (this assignment was cancelled while en route). An estimated 10 acres became involved before the fire was brought under control.