Brush Fire in Franklin Township
Fighting brush fires is smoky, dirty work.
Fighting brush fires is smoky, dirty work.
 
Firefighters used hand tools and an available farm tractor to open up the pile to get at the seat of the fire.
Firefighters used hand tools and an available farm tractor to open up the pile to get at the seat of the fire.
 
Firefighters put about 600 gallons of water onto the pile.
Firefighters put about 600 gallons of water onto the pile.
 
Brush 22 is refilled with water from Engine 22-3.
Brush 22 is refilled with water from Engine 22-3.
 
WGFC's Brush 22 is used to extinguish a fire at this brush fire in Franklin Township Saturday.
WGFC's Brush 22 is used to extinguish a fire at this brush fire in Franklin Township Saturday.
 
 
March 24, 2025
 

A controlled burn spread to a brush-filled area over a creek bed in Franklin Township on Saturday.

West Grove firefighters responded to help extinguish the burn pile and brush burning in the rear of a horse pasture at the end of Hunt View Lane. Brush 22 drove down to the fire site and crews pulled apart the pile with a farm tractor and used about 600 gallons of water to cool down the pile preventing further fire spread.

Crews were on scene about two hours.
 
Units: Brush 22, Engine 22-1, Engine 22-3, Tanker 22, Fire Police, Ambulance 22-2