 On Monday, the Garretson Volunteer Fire Dept was called out to Dows Street near Frank Ave. when a lawn mower on a utility trailer caught on fire. According to sources, the mower did not take long to be engulfed. Luckily, the owner was able to detach their truck from the trailer in a timely fashion, leaving only the trailer and equipment a total loss.
Upon arrival, the truck was already detached, and the fire department was able to extinguish the fire.
"We may not arrive as quickly as some would like," said Fire Dept Chief Tad Heitkamp, but their arrival from the time of the call was within their normal response time of 5-8 minutes.
Though it may be somewhat delayed, the department has a good response time, as the responders come from all around town and must extricate themselves from their regular jobs when a call comes in.
-photo submitted by Paula Myers
