Sandhills Post
Ogallala, Neb. - Fire crews responded to two separate fire calls on Thursday with one fire call taking place in Ogallala city limits while the other fire was outside city limits.
According to the Ogallala Volunteer Fire Department (OVFD), around 6:00am (MT) crews were dispatched to a garage fire. When the crew arrived, they observed the fire self-vented through an exterior wall and roof. Firefighters extinguished the main fire in the garage.
OVFD states the cause of the fire was accidental, but the accident is still under investigation. There were no injuries reported.
Responding vehicles to the scene:
Ogallala FD - Command, engine, rescue
Brule FD - Command, engine
KLFD - Command, engine
Paxton FD - Command with extra personnel
KC EMS - MAC 60, MAC 1, MAC 2
OPD - 1 Officer
Just around 2:40pm (MT), crews were dispatched to a grass fire outside of the city limits. The OVFD says a grass fire was moving towards the river bottom. Crews successfully stopped forward movement of the fire. Crews would work on small acres as mop up was extremely complex with multiple hazards such as trees, difficult access, weather and carrying fuel types.
The fire department said in a press release roads were able to cut lines around the area as well as creativity mitigate a tremendously problematic area on the south side of the incident. Crews spent around 6 hours from time of page to apparatus back in service. No injuries were reported from the grass fire deemed accidental in nature from agriculture process.
Responding vehicles to the scene:
OVFD - Command, Tender, Type 6 and Type 7 engines
Brule FD - Type 4 and Type 6 engines
KLFD - Command, Type 4, two Type 6 engines, Tactical Tender
Paxton FD - Type 4 and Type 6 engines, Tactical Tender
KC EMS - MAC 60, MAC 1
KC ROADS - two all wheel graders
Big Springs FD - Type 6
Grant FD - Type 4
Private citizens with UTVs and semi tender
Finally around 7:45pm (MT), OVFD responded to a two-vehicle accident in the country. On arrival, only minor injuries with no transport.