19148 Central Pike - Just before 4:00 PM, Wilson County firefighters were requested to the scene of a 5 acre field fire.

Medic-51 (C-Shift) was the first arriving unit. Firefighter Donald Farrow [833] reported that there was a large fire and accessing the fire with the engine would not be possible. He then requested Brush trucks to respond to the scene as well as Wilson County Rehab-23.

The first due Engine, Engine-51, stopped off at the nearest hydrant for two purposes. One was to establish a water source for the apparatus as they would need to conduct water shuttles. But the primary purpose was to refill its own tank, having just come from another large rubbish fire.

Engine-11 arrived on scene and the personnel on scene began to go to work snuffing the flames.

Two brush trucks responded to the scene; one from Station 1 and one from the Watertown Volunteer Fire Department.

With the additional personnel and off-road vehicles, the fire was contained and extinguished.

Wilson County Rehab-23 saw to the firefighters' refresh/replenish needs and then the crews returned for overhaul one more time making sure there were no remaining hot spots.

Captain Eric Clinard [802] (Acting Shift Commander) arrived on the scene and assessed the scene. He then advised dispatch of the situation. Upon Captain Clinard's return to the staging area, he spoke with a member of the media from Fox 17.

All equipment was picked up and trucks returned to service.

The fire was an accident, the result of pasture brush getting wrapped up around a tractor's PTO shaft.