Fire crews kept busy with two structure fires Sunday afternoonc

FREEMAN TOWNSHIP – Two dogs were reported safe after a structure fire on West Freeman Road in Freeman Township yesterday afternoon, Strong Fire Chief Duayne Boyd said. A structure fire was reported at 480 West Freeman Road around 1 p.m. on Sunday, February 26. Crews from Strong, Phillips, Salem, Kingfield, Farmington, and New Vineyard responded with tankers and manpower. The location of the fire required that crews shuttle water from hydrants on the Strong end of the West Freeman Road, approximately two miles from the scene. Boyd said that the cause of the fire was believed to be a woodstove.Read More