Bald eagles saved by quick action
A firefighter points to the eagles' nest in the very upper branches of the tree. The firefighters had worked to extinguish the fire around the tree and to clear debris to keep it from reigniting once the eagles were spotted. Photo courtesy of Kyle Bissell, Humboldt County EMA coordinator.
BY APRIL KELLEY
Thanks to the “eagle eye” of Emergency Management Coordinator, Kyle Bissell, and the work of a dedicated group of volunteer firefighters, a pair of nesting bald eagles and their unborn eaglets were saved on Wednesday, March 13.
According to reports, a landowner was burning CRP grass on Tuesday, March 12 on 160th Street and Arizona Avenue in Bradgate. According to the incident commander, Bradgate Fire Chief, Clay Wells, at one point, the fire jumped the CRP land area, igniting a stand of timber that runs along the Des Moines River. Fire crews from Bradgate, Rolfe, West Bend, Gilmore City and Bode responded to the fire.
Read how alert action by firefighters fighting the fire saved a bald eagle nest in this week's edition.
