On Friday December 19th, at approximately 832 am the Eau Claire Fire Department was dispatched to a reported brush fire at the City of Eau Claire’s Brush Disposal site at 5300 Jeffers Rd. The first arriving unit found a 100-yard by 50-yard pile of brush and yard waste that was smoldering from within the large piles. Crews applied water but were unable to access the hot and smoldering areas buried within. The Eau Claire Streets and Forestry departments responded with heavy equipment and worked through the day to pull apart the pile enough to cool and extinguish the fire. Staff remained on site and to monitor conditions until 930 pm.
Update ** The brush pile began to smolder again Saturday morning, 12/20. ECFD is continuing to work with the Streets and Forestry departments through the day ensure the brush pile is spread out and extinguished. The Forestry department will also have the material hauled off-site as soon as it is safe for transport.
