BROOKLYN - There was no sleep this morning in Brooklyn.

According to a press release from the Brooklyn Fire & EMS Protection District, at 6:50 a.m. on Sept. 27, the Brooklyn Fire & EMS department was dispatched for a barn fire in the Town of Rutland on W. Rutland Road, near U.S. 14.

Further information from the Dane County 911 communication center stated that Wisconsin State Patrol advised the barn was fully engulfed and evacuated.  

Brooklyn Fire & EMS, along with an engine and tender from Oregon were the initial fire unit dispatched to the scene. 

Brooklyn Engine 1 was the first arriving fire unit, who confirmed a large barn fully engulfed. 

Brooklyn Engine 1 requested that the Dane County 911 communication center activate a MABAS box alarm to increase the amount of fire units being called to the scene. 

The fire was knocked down within the first 10 minutes of emergency crews arriving on scene with engines from Brooklyn and Oregon: two water tenders from Brooklyn, and one from Oregon. The requested box alarm brought in additional support from Stoughton, Fitchburg, Belleville, Evansville, New Glarus, and a change of quarters engine company from Albany Fire Department.

Water for fire suppression was hauled to the scene from two separate fire hydrant fill sites in the Village of Brooklyn.  Approximately 16,000 gallons of water was used to knock down and control the large fire.

One minor firefighter injury was reported, and no injuries to the property owners. The building involved was deemed a total loss. 

“Fire crews did a great job protecting another nearby structure, and the residential dwelling on the property,” the district said in the press release. “We are grateful for the help and support received from all the above listed Fire Departments, along with the Dane County 911 communication center, Dane County emergency management, Dane County sheriff office, and the Wisconsin State Patrol.”