BRISTOL, Wis. - Firefighters from multiple communities battled on Friday, Nov. 29 a four-alarm brush fire in Bristol in central Kenosha County.
"This fire quickly moved into a 4th alarm fire. Bringing in additional resources not to just battle the fire but also the cold," said Bristol Fire Chief John Niederer.
Bristol brush fire (Credit: Kansasville Fire Department)
The fire chief said they got the call for the brush fire just before 4 p.m. Friday. He said it happened in a field near 93rd Street and 184th Avenue.
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"It was contained mostly to vegetation; no homes and no building were involved," Niederer said.
Crews blocked off Highway C for hours. Multiple units responded battling both the flames and the freeze.
Fire response to brush fire in Bristol
"We had a couple of pumps that had frozen up and staff was cold as well," Niederer said.
Chief Neiderer said during the investigation, he learned the fire was accidental – or at least the extent of it was.
Bristol brush fire (Credit: Kansasville Fire Department)
FOX6 News spoke with the property owner off camera who said he tried to clean up a spot in the field where a deer carcass was laying. He set the small area where the deer carcass was on fire – and flames quickly spread.
The fire chief said the flames burned several acres – and took about two hours to douse. Chief Niederer said firefighters focused on keeping the flames from reaching nearby homes or buildings.
Fire response to brush fire in Bristol
Nobody was hurt.
Chief Niederer said firefighters will be back in the area on Saturday to take a closer look at the damage. He told FOX6 News they will not be issuing any citations, saying it was not done on purpose.