Dealing with difficult terrain, firefighters carry hoses into the woods to battle a slow-moving but determined brushfire in Pelican on April 16. (Photo by Ardith Carlton/River News)
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Nearly three dozen area firefighters band to battle Pelican brushfire
A homeowner burning brush from the day before is believed to have caused a slow-moving brush fire in the town of Pelican on Thursday, April 16. The Pelican Fire Department was dispatched at 4:48 p.m. to the 2170 Easy Drive home of Frank Pyrchalla, with automatic aid from the Pine Lake Fire Department, and assistance from the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources and the Oneida County Sheriff’s Office and Oneida County medics.
