MASSIVE Grass FIRE!!! Anoka/ Coon Rapids

may 17 2009
I went out biking today with the intention of using my new camera. I did not expect a major fire event in which the new camera would be useful! Yet, this is what happened, and strangely, I had a dream about a huge fire last night.
So the new camera works well. I'm satisfied with the photos and video, all in auto mode today.
Tag terms = Grass fire Anoka Coon Rapids Minnesota. Fire. Huge Fire. Crazy fire.
I was some distance away when I saw the smoke, but I thought naaah, it will probably be put out by the time I get there. Then amazing amounts of black smoke went up and of course I had to head towards it.
Seems like a "development fire" to me. Drained wetlands.... who knows.

NO ONE WAS INJURED. so i hope the sound track is not offensive. Much PEACE to all.

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[austteanoR]

dylan jenson started this i go to school with the little shit

[rayofminneapolis]

Dylan Jenson hmm? you don't say.. Thanks for contributing to the historic information.

[AllMirandaCosgrove]

I was watching from my neighbors house and my brother worked at the cub foods right next to that fire so my dad had to go pick him up so I went with him with some of my friends and we saw it up close! If ANY ONE IS WONDERING HOW IT STARTED IT WAS KIDS PLAYING WITH FIREWORKS!!!

[rayofminneapolis]

I hear the kids name is Dylan Jenson? I though it was a control burn for developers. But, by hook or crook, did you put it on iCarley?

[bopaj1]

Nice job Ray. The editing was great! Great choice of music.

[rayofminneapolis]

Thanks

[joek0617]

@jeffgordon524 naw, everyone out here has mutual aid with everyone else, even the police

[XDdudeXD1]

i was sat on some rocks today, i turned around to see a tonne of smoke. someone set fire to the dry grass leaving me and my friends to take the blame

[PinkFreeze23]

i saw that too ! thank god i live in andover .

[allischalmerswd]

I was working as a fuel truck driver at Bemidji Tanker Base that day. The C.L. 115 was dispatched to fight this fire. The response time for the 115 crew was about 2 hours.

[Botticellian]

another fire started from no where this is suspiciuos.

[jeffgordon524]

May 17th 2009 A fire broke out in a large field on the border on Coon Rapids and Anoka right off of highway 10. Several Fire Departments were sent to the fire. Departments from all of Coon Rapids,the south side departments of Anoka,and parts of Ramsey. Nobody was injured and to make matters worse for the Firefighters a houe fire unexpectadly was ignighted a few blocks away.

[ClancyFire]

In our county in Clancy, Montana We get the police there and keep you people away and don't let you get this close. But they must do things different where your from.

[firedude201234]

low flying aircraft at 6:01 equals one thing ...everyone in front of you should have moved back to where you were

[CMADSON07]

I live less than a mile from there, I could see it from my bedroom window.