- Date
- 2024-02-27
- Kind
- Fire response
- Where
- Beaver Island
- Eras
- Modern era
- Concepts
- public-safetyfire-and-disasteremergency-responsecommunity
- Within
- Beaver Island
Summary
On February 27, 2024, a burn pile on property off McCauley’s reportedly escaped control and burned approximately four acres of grass before the Beaver Island fire crew contained it ahead of the trees. The property owner publicly thanked the responders.
Evidence limits
This is a participant’s contemporaneous account, not an official incident report. The estimated acreage and complete responder list are not independently verified, and the forum does not preserve a fire-department after-action record.
Sources
- The property owner reported that a burn pile on land off McCauley’s got out of hand, burned an estimated four acres of grass, and was brought under control by the Beaver Island fire crew before reaching trees. The account is a participant report, not a fire-department incident report or independently measured acreage; the follow-up says additional responders were present.forum · www.beaverislandforum.com · 18 · t018055
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Cite this article
Beaver Island Archive, “Beaver Island Fire Department responds to escaped burn pile near McCauley’s, 2024”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-mccauleys-road-burn-and-fire-department-response-2024/, accessed [date], citing Brad Grassmick, “Thank you!,” Beaver Island Forum, February 27, 2024..
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