Volunteer fire departments save homes, residents from Guide Rock grass fire
Volunteer fire departments save homes, residents from Guide Rock grass fire
January 15, 2021
GUIDE ROCK, Neb. – (KLKN) A grass fire in Guide Rock, Nebraska threatened the lives of thousands of livestock and forced many of the 300 residents out of their homes Thursday afternoon.
“It was unbelievable,” says Guide Rock resident Katelyn Duffy. “It just kept going. The wind was blowing 60 in your face reminding you that this was not done.”
Like many others, Duffy was frightened and panicked when the fire began consuming her fields and property. She says while helping nearby neighbors move their cattle, she began to see the magnitude of the flames.
“I got north and then I realized the situation was way worse than what I had ever anticipated and realized I need to start moving my cows south before that fire got to us.”
