Fire Sweeps Through Tree Service Yard Amid Gale Force Winds
Every one of the EGFD’s vehicles was called to fight the fire and control the smoldering aftermath, even requiring refills. (Photo by Edward Lynn)
Eagle Grove firefighters swiftly extinguish the blaze, just in time.
By Edward Lynn Editor
As the weather service warned of winds as high as 60 miles an hour, an impromptu lesson in how fast a small simmering ember can become a raging inferno in windy conditions was taught by Mother Nature at the Kvale Tree Service yard, on the outskirts of Eagle Grove. “There’s always a simmering fire here,” one firefighter, who remained anonymous, complained — noting that sometimes the glow could be seen at night. Asked for comment, one unidentified worker at the yard snarled, “we don’t want the attention!” Which this reporter will take as a clear ‘no comment’.
Lumber that was spared from the flames stands in the foreground, as smoke rises in the background from still more lumber that continues to burn. (Photo by Edward Lynn)“ENTER AT YOUR OWN RISK” – smoke rises from smoldering mulch to the west of the property, which looks to have been perhaps where the fire started before the winds carried it to the east. (Photo by Edward Lynn)Whether you need your trees trimmed, removed, need mulch, firewood, or burned wood (which is actually quite useful in some woodworking projects), Kvale Tree Service has it. (Photo by Edward Lynn)Chief Tom Peterson of the Eagle Grove Fire Department discusses preventing the blaze from reigniting with EGFD firefighters, beside the burnt out wreckage of a golf cart destroyed in the fire. (Photo by Edward Lynn)
