The Comstock Fire Department was called out to what may have been a serious incident about 2:30 PM, Wednesday, November 12.
According to Comstock Firefighter Rollie Stefka, an overheated bearing in a combine was likely the culprit behind a fire that started in a corn field three miles east of Comstock.
Mutual aid from the Arcadia Volunteer Fire Department was called for, but canceled as the Comstock crew quickly got the blaze extinguished. Less than an acre of the field was burned.
Fire Chief Perry Erikson said he was “glad the wind wasn’t blowing any harder than it was.” With ongoing dry conditions in the area, any fire has a chance of quickly getting out of control. Fortunately, that was not the case on this late fall afternoon.
