Updated: Montgomery County Field Fire

(Red Oak) A wildfire in Montgomery County consumed roughly 750 acres.

According to the press release from Montgomery County Emergency Management Agency, at 4:47 p.m. on Sunday, the Communications Center received multiple 9-1-1 calls reporting a small ditch fire in the area of Highway 34 x A Ave.

Due to the windy conditions, a call immediately went out for Mutual aid. Arriving firemen faced a quickly moving fire spreading north to adjoining fields. Authorities evacuated homes in its’ path.

It is believed that the fire originated from a previous fire two weeks ago due to strong winds.

According to the Montgomery County Emergency Management Agency, without the quick response of first responders and area farmers who contributed with tractors and discs, this fire would have traveled for several more miles, consumed many more acres, and endangered several homes and lives in the process.

No homes were destroyed, and only two minor injuries have been reported due to the blaze.

Several sections of trees and other debris continued to burn overnight, and numerous farmers continued to disc additional fire breaks to alleviate additional fire from spreading.

(Photos courtesy of the Montgomery County Emergency Management)

According to Montgomery County EMA:

18 Fire Departments (63 Fire/EMS Vehicles, 138 Personnel)

Six Law Enforcement Agencies (10 Officers)

Three Emergency Management Agencies (5 Emergency Management Coordinators)

Three County Dispatch Agencies

12+ Area Farmers w/ Tractor & Discs

Fire Departments Assisting:

Red Oak Fire Department

Stanton Fire and Rescue Department

Elliott FD

Grant FD

Emerson Volunteer Fire/Rescue Association Inc.

Hastings FD

Malvern Volunteer Fire Department

Oak Twp FD

Silver City FD

Henderson FD

Griswold Fire & Rescue

Lewis FD

Marne FD

Macedonia FD

Carson Fire and Rescue

Treynor Volunteer Fire Department

Oakland Fire and Rescue

Walnut Fire & Rescue

Montgomery County Emergency Management Agency

Mills County Emergency Management Agency

Pottawattamie County Emergency Management

Montgomery County 911

Mills County Communications

Pottawattamie County Communications

Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office – Iowa

Red Oak Police Department

Mills County Sheriff’s Office

Fremont County Sheriff’s Office – Iowa

Cass County Sheriff’s Office, Atlantic, IA

Iowa Department of Natural Resources