From the SE Missourian
The fire was still burning but firefighters who remained on scene were simply monitoring the blaze to make sure it didn't get out of control again, Birk said around 9 p.m.
All nine Cape Girardeau County fire departments responded to the large natural cover fire, which spread to about 50 acres before 6 p.m. Fire departments from Perry County and Scott County were also called to assist in the fire.
Nearly 17 departments were on scene to help control the fire that destroyed a homeowner's shed.
Birk said he believes the fire started due to a downed power line on Cissus Lane. He expected firefighters to remain on scene until midnight.
Two firefighters -- a Marble Hill, Mo., crew member and a Millersville man -- were take to the hospital, Birk said, due to exhaustion. One had been released Sunday night.
Just before 6 p.m., several bulldozers arrived on scene to clear paths for firefighters who were spread out at three sites to control the burn.
Birk said the wind and the fire's location -- along a steep, wooded hill -- made the fire difficult to put out.
Many of the crews were staged in an area across the highway from Cissus Lane, available to assist in the controlled burn.
There is no burn ban in Cape Girardeau or Cape Girardeau County, according to John Sachen of the Delta Fire Protection District.
But, he said, people should be using common sense and not be lighting anything right now, not even burning in a burn barrel.
Firefighters also responded to a fire Sunday evening near Apple Creek that destroyed about 5 acres. No further information was available at press time.
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Barn Fire on State Hwy V on 9-25-2012 FRUITLAND, MO (KFVS) - Fruitland firefighters battled a barn fire Tuesday afternoon. Firefighters responded at 2:45 p.m. to the Tom Farrow farm at 4991 Route V near Fruitland. Two above-ground fuel tanks, one gasoline and one diesel, were near the fire. Neither one exploded. East County Fire Protection District provided equipment and men to assist Fruitland. About 20 people responded to the scene. The barn was destroyed. No one was ...
Hay bail fire on Co Rd 607 early in the morning
The Cape Girardeau County Firefighters Association (CCFFA) presents a the $7,755.21 check for proceeds of their fund drive for the Burns Recovered Support Group to Burns Recovered Support Group (BRSG) representatives at the Jackson Fire Station this evening. See 1st attachment (and see: 1.) Linda Hansen, BSRG Staff 2.) Gary Hansen, BRSG President 3.) Alvin Frank, CCFFA President 4.) Dwayne Kirchhoff, CCFFA Vice Present and Fund Drive Chairperson
Even if it took a wagon and a five-gallon bucket, a group of men living in east Cape Girardeau County were determined to bring a fire protection service to their neighbors. That was March 1981. With an increasing number of volunteers, the East County Fire Protection District has come a long way since its humble beginnings 30 years ago. Currently, 37 men and women volunteer for the department. "We didn't have a truck. We were still with garden hoses," said Dwayne Kirchhoff, the ...
From the SE Missourian Fire crews from Cape Girardeau, Perry, Bollinger, and Scott counties battled a natural cover fire that burned through 50 acres of land near Neelys Landing in Cape Girardeau County Sunday, April 3, 2011. http://www.semissourian.com/gallery/7153 A fire on Cissus Lane, near Neelys Landing , is under control, according to Ralph Birk, the Fruitland Fire Department's assistant chief. The fire was still burning but firefighters who remained on scene...
From: SE Missourian, A small brush fire burning on private property off Highway 177 in Cape Girardeau County sparked a small forest blaze in the Trail of Tears State Park late Sunday. The fire, contained by the East County Fire Protection District and Fruitland fire crews, damaged less than three acres of the park near the Lake Boutin entrance. (Fred Lynch) A small brush fire burning on private property off of Highway 177 in Cape Girardeau County sparked a small forest fire in t...
From SE Missourian - Cape Girardeau MO The state fire marshal's office will investigate a Cape Girardeau fire that wiped out a duplex on West Cape Rock Drive Monday morning. No injuries were reported, though fire officials said one person went to a hospital in a private vehicle. Firefighters battled the blaze for 2 1/2 hours after responding to the call at 8:10 a.m., said Dwayne Kirchhoff, chief of the East County Fire Protection District. The cause was undetermined and is still u...
A man was seriously injured in a truck wreck near Trail of Tears State Park Thursday morning. The rollover wreck happened at 6:30 a.m. on Highway 177 near Goode Lane. According to the Missouri Highway Patrol, 47-year-old Phillip Brethold of Cape Girardeau was driving a 2003 Chevrolet truck south when it appears he lost control and hit a tree. The truck came to a rest on its side with a tree crushing the cab. According to the crash report Brethold was partially ejected ...
Firefighters from several departments battled a blaze for several hours on a mobile home in Cape Girardeau. No one was injured. http://www.semissourian.com/story/1662078.html
Called for Mutual Aid to Fruitland FD for a woods fire.
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