11/2/15 - Eaton Rapids Twp field fire, Bunker Hwy near Canal Rd

On Monday, November 2, 2015 at 4:25 PM, the Eaton Rapids & Eaton Rapids Township fire departments were dispatched to a cornfield burning on Bunker Hwy near Canal Rd. Both departments had just been dispatched to a car crash with injuries and were not yet on scene, so mutual aid was requested from the Hamlin Township Fire Department to respond. As personnel became available, both original departments also responded to the scene. First arriving command reported approximately 2 acres of freshly cut cornfield burning and requested an additional grass rig from Windsor Township. The first arriving grass rigs were able to stop the spread of the fire quickly, but mutual aid continued to assist with extinguishing hot spots. There were no injuries during the fire which was caused by a mechanical problem with a combine working in the field.