3/13/21 - Stockbridge wildland fire, 12807 Tophith Rd

At 3:23 PM on Saturday, March 13, 2021, the SAESA Fire Department was dispatched to a grass fire at 12807 Tophith Rd. A resident had tried to burn a brush pile on a dry & windy day and the fire quickly spread into tall grass in the State land next door. SAESA firefighters were confronted with a large, fast growing, fire when they arrived and immediately started calling for mutual aid to help. Since this was State land, the DNR was also notified and responded with equipment from Rose Lake. Firefighters went to work on the grass fire and eventually had to position to protect a pole barn belonging to a neighbor. After the fire was stopped in the grass, firefighters had to overhaul several wooded areas where the flames had extended into trees and brush. SAESA firefighters received assistance from Henrietta Twp, Chelsea, Leslie, Dansville and the DNR. It took personnel over 3 hours to completely extinguish this fire.