8/23/12 - Onondaga grass fire, 2700 block of S. Onondaga Rd

At 3:15 PM on Thursday, August 23, 2012, the Onondga Fire Department was dispatched to a grass fire in the 2700 block of S. Onondaga Rd. A property owner had been burning brush which extended to grass in a pasture area. This fire was set back off the road with difficult access for fire apparatus. Mutual aid was requested from the Leslie Fire Department for grass rigs to assist. Firefighters were able to put out the majority of this fire using pressurized water cans. Extensive overhauling was required due to the piles of wood that had been burning.