Thursday, October 15, 2026 | St. Lawrence County, NY
POTSDAM — Firefighters battled a tractor and hay bale fire in a field Sunday night, with crews working to separate the bales to keep the flames from spreading, according to Potsdam Fire.
West …
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POTSDAM — Firefighters battled a tractor and hay bale fire in a field Sunday night, with crews working to separate the bales to keep the flames from spreading, according to Potsdam Fire.
West Potsdam Fire was dispatched at 8:14 p.m. to a report of a side-by-side on fire in a field, fire officials said. Potsdam Fire was requested to provide a tanker and additional personnel to assist at the scene.
Upon arrival, firefighters found a tractor and several hay bales on fire. Crews worked to extinguish the flames and separated hay bales to prevent fire from spreading.
Norwood Fire and the St. Lawrence County Fire Investigation Team assisted on scene.
The cause of the fire remains under investigation by the St. Lawrence County Fire Investigation Team.
Potsdam Fire returned to service at 10:03 p.m.
Units included TA-100, R-30 and 36-3. S. Corbett and B. Bahr were listed with the Potsdam Fire units.
