Name: Pilot and bystanders control a power-pole fire before Beaver Island firefighters arrive, August 14, 2004
Start: 2004-08-14
End: 2004-08-14
Location: Beaver Island

Event

Date: 2004-08-14
Kind: Disaster
Eras: Modern era
Concepts: fireemergency-managementemergency-managementcommunityinfrastructure
Within: Beaver Island

Summary

On August 14, 2004, pilot Bruce Cotton and passing motorists helped contain a fire at the base of a power pole on Donnel Mor’s Lane while a call for the Beaver Island Fire Department was arranged. Firefighters completed the mop-up after arriving.

Evidence limits

The article does not report the fire department’s final cause determination or property damage.

Sources

Beaver Beacon, September 2004, "A Fire Controlled."
Reports Bruce Cotton and passers-by attacking a fire at the base of a power pole on Donnel Mor's Lane, using shovels and a mop and bucket until the volunteer Fire Department arrived. No public copy of this file is known; the archive holds one and can provide it on request.
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Beaver Beacon, September 2004, held issue PDF, source scan.
The held issue scan confirms the fire-response report.
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Beaver Island Archive, “Pilot and bystanders control a power-pole fire before Beaver Island firefighters arrive, August 14, 2004”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-fire-controlled-august-14-2004/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, September 2004, "A Fire Controlled." (and 1 further source listed on the page).

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