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| Brush Fire Stopped Before Destroying Homes | ||
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| Tim Robison Moapa Valley Progress A brush fire ignited in Overton on Thursday, January 10. The fire was allegedly started as the result of a tractor, still hot from running, being left in the field. The tall grass around the tractor reportedly caught fire and spread out of control, burning the field. The fire quickly began working its way through the field toward nearby houses and a barn. Overton Volunteer Fire Station #74 was called out to fight the fire. By the time they arrived, the fire had consumed several acres of field. The greatest difficulty experienced by the |
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Volunteers of Station 74 seemed to be one of water supply. As the closest fire hydrant was roughly a mile away from the fire location, the trucks had to fill up their tanks at the hydrant and then go and spray the flames. | ||
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Despite the difficulties of water at the location of the fire, there was surprisingly little property damage. The fire’s path was arrested 70-feet from a barn owned by Overton resident Charles Pearce and 50-feet from the home of Ronald and Denise Mitchell. The only real property loss as a result of the fire was the tractor that started it. The tractor suffered severe damage. It was a 1952 Ford tractor being used to clear the weeds in the field. | |
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