1/9/12 - Mason grass fire, Aurelius Rd @ Green Gables

Extremely unusual for a January in Michigan, the Mason Fire Department responded to a reported grass fire in the 1500 block of Aurelius Rd around 2:45 PM on Monday, January 9, 2012. First arriving command was greeted by a wind driven fire spreading fast thru dry grass heading into a small wooded area with a home on the other side. The Chief called for mutual aid for a brush truck and tanker from the Delhi Township Fire Department to assist. Fire personnel attacked the leading edge of the fire with hand lines from Tanker 811 and Brush 810 entered the field to continue extinguishment farther into the field. Rescue 806 and Delhi Fire personnel extinguished the fire upwind, along the south side of the field. The blaze was started by a nearby resident burning trash on a windy day.