Shortly before 1 a.m., firefighters from Smithfield, North Logan, Logan, Cache County Ambulance and the Cache County Fire District were paged to a grass fire endangering a structure. But when the first units arrived, they realized that the fire was in a haystack under a barn roof. A second alarm just after 1 a.m. included water trucks, called tenders, from Logan, Richmond, Trenton, Newton and Lewiston. The tenders traveled back and forth between the fire and a nearby hydrant to provide much needed water to battle the fire.
Firefighters doused the fire for six hours while farmhands using tractors attempted to salvage some hay and push burning hay a safe distance from the structure, where it continued to burn this morning.
Smithfield Fire Chief Jay Downs said it was sad to lose so much hay. But the barn was saved and there were no injuries.
“I have to thank the firefighters for doing a tremendous job this morning,” Downs said. “All the different departments worked well together.”
The cause of the fire is unknown at this time and remains under investigation.
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