On Sunday, October 26, 2014, at 2:19 PM, KVFD was dispatched to a report of a field fire on Strasburg Road near N. Limestone Road. Ambulance 8-1 responded and upon arrival at 2:23 PM confirmed it as a brush pile. Chief Stackhouse in Command 8 arrived and assumed Strasburg Command.

Investigation revealed that the homeowner in the 500 block of Strasburg Road was burning trash in a fire pit and with the wind conditions it spread to a large brush pile at the edge of a field containing corn husks. The homeowner was attempting to extinguish it with a garden hose. Brush 8 and Engine 8-3 responded with Tanker 8 held on station as stand-by.

Crews pulled two trash lines from Brush 8 with it being resupplied via 150' feet of 3" supply line. Using rakes, firefighters pulled the brush pile apart and extinguished it with 1500 gallons of water.

All crews cleared the scene by 3:00PM.