3/31/2025

ONTONAGON – Just after Mid-night Saturday the Ontonagon County Fire department was paged out for a fully involved barn fire with tractor and equipment inside. Fire dept arrived on scene to find a 30x30 barn fully involved with the front portion of the barn collapsing, approximately 7,000 gallons of water and 20 gallons of foam were used to put the fire out and wet surrounding areas. Crews were on scene for almost 3 hours. There were no injuries to firefighters or the homeowners. 6 chickens died in the fire. Everything in the barn is a total loss.  12 firefighters helped fight that fire.