(Creston, Iowa) –  Crews with the Creston Fire Department responded at around 12:45-a.m. Wednesday, to a report of a mobile home on fire. Authorities said on a social media post, the resident of the mobile home on Glenview Drive was outside when firefighters arrived, and was not injured. Officials say water supply issues arose when a concerned citizen drove over a fire water supply line (hose) that was 200-feet away from the hydrant. The line had not yet been connected to the hydrant.

Due to the cold temperatures and water supply issues, mutual aid was called for from multiple surrounding departments. Crews from Afton, Lenox, Prescott, Orient, and Corning were on scene to help. Crews from Mount Ayr and Diagonal were also on their way before they were canceled en route.(Photos below are from the CFD Facebook page;Chuck Spindler credit)

At 0 degrees, the departments had to battle ice as well as the fire putting additional stress on the trucks and firefighters as the ice began coating every surface. Creston Fire was able to shuttle water from another nearby hydrant until Afton was able to secure a water supply from the close hydrant back to the original engine on scene. The trailer house on fire was a total loss but trailer houses on either side and the two vehicles out front were fully protected.