4/20/08 - Leslie field fire, Fitchburg & Wright Rds

The grass fire season continues with this large field fire on Sunday afternoon, April 20, 2008. This controlled burn became uncontrolled when gusty winds pushed the fire into tall grass. Firefighters from the Leslie Fire Department requested assistance from the Onondaga and Mason fire departments to put this fire out before it got into a wooded area. One grass rig had to be rescued by Leslie's Unimog after sinking into the soft ground.