Merino Highway 6 Grass Fire

Photo courtesy of Sterling Fire Department

On March 25th, 2025 the Merino Volunteer Fire Department was dispatched by the Sterling Emergency Communications Center (SECC) to a vegetation fire threatening structures near Hwy. 6 and Logan County Rd. 6. Initial units arrived requested additional resources from multiple agencies. Crews battled swamp like terrain and extremely high winds with structures threatened which were all saved. Little Tornado Towing and High Plains Diesel assisted in getting fire apparatus and tractors unstuck in the heavy mud. Additional information provided by Merino Volunteer Fire Department and Sterling Fire Department

Units on Scene:

Merino: Squad 22, Squad 24 & Squad 25

Sterling Fire Department: BAT 102 & BAT 103

Hillrose-Snyder Volunteer Fire Department: Command 912, Brush 925, Tender 940 & Tender 941

New Raymer-Stoneham Fire Protection District:

Photo courtesy of Merino Volunteer Fire Department

Photo courtesy of Sterling Fire Department

Photo courtesy of Sterling Fire Department

Photo courtesy of Sterling Fire Department

Photo courtesy of Merino Volunteer Fire Department