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Grassfire Near Wallingford Threatens Farm Vehicles & Building

March 26, 2025 Steve Schwaller

(Wallingford)– The Wallingford Fire Department had another close call with a grass fire Tuesday afternoon.

Firefighters were called to the area of 2132 420th Avenue east of Wallingford. A post on the department’s Facebook page says they were able to quickly put out the fire before it could reach several farm vehicles and a building. They attribute the quick action of Matthew Richards of Wallingford who assisted by using a tractor and disc to prevent the fire from spreading to a nearby CRP field.

No injuries were reported. Firefighters were on the scene a little more than a half hour.