Lang
3/1/25
The combination of high winds and dry conditions led to various field fires around the area Friday.
Dispatch records show firefighters from Riverside, Hills, Kalona, Lone Tree, Washington, and Ainsworth were called to a field fire on the 1500 block of Riverside Road just after 12:30 Friday afternoon.
Just after 2:30, fire crews from Hills, Tiffin, Riverside, and Lone Tree all descended on a vegetation fire on the 3700 block of 475th Street SW, between Iowa City and Hills. The blaze covered an estimated 20 acres.
Jones County saw the largest such fire, as departments from Martelle, Springville, Anamosa, Mt Vernon, Lisbon, and Monticello and Anamosa Area Ambulance were paged to the area of 228th Avenue and 90th Street…between Springville and Anamosa…at approximately 4:30 p.m. Dispatch records show vegetation and structures were involved.
Several Eastern Iowa counties have already established burn bans. Check the Facebook pages of your county’s Emergency Management Agency, fire department or law enforcement entity to see if you are currently under such a ban.