Field fire consumes about 4 acres SW of Red Oak, Sunday
October 5th, 2025 by Ric Hanson
(Red Oak, Iowa) – Red Oak Fire Chief John Bruce reports crews from the Red Oak, Stanton and Elliott Fire Departments were dispatched at around 1:05-p.m. today (Sunday), to the area of 250th x G Ave, southwest of Red Oak for a field fire. While enroute, additional mutual aid was requested from Essex FD due to fire weather conditions and smoke visible from Highway 48.
The first units to arrive on the scene found a moderately fast spreading field fire in a partially harvested cornfield, traveling north towards standing corn and an adjoining CRP field. The Montgomery County Emergency Management Agency deployed its drone (See aerial photos; black and white are infrared images) to provide direction from above to fire suppression units on scene and assisted with incident command while crews were actively fighting the field fire.
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Additional units arrived on scene, and the fire was quickly contained to the field of origin consuming approximately 4 acres of harvested and unharvested corn. Crews remained on scene for approximately 1 hour to ensure all hotspots were extinguished due to dry and windy conditions. No injuries reported.
Chief Bruce extends a special thanks to the area farmer who provided a tractor and disc as well as the quick action of those present who immediately called to report the fire to 9-1-1.
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