Hennessey Firefighters spent most of their day working a major multi-department fire east of Kingfisher on Hwy 33. At about 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, October 29th, they were called to fight a major fire in their own district. Several of the Hennessey crews left the Highway 33 fire and headed to the two fires west of Hennessey, one on Hwy 51 at the Cimarron River Bridge and the second at Hwy 51 & 2740 Rd.
Hennessey Fire Chief Brandon Scott said, “Our guys had not eaten all day, so I stopped in Hennessey and got food for them.” This turned out to be a major fire consisting of about 50 acres and coming close to Jay and Joanna Goff’s home.
HELP ARRIVES: A call went out for help to battle the 30 mile per hour wind-driven fire, and seventeen agencies converged on the scene. These included Loyal, Dover, Omega, Kingfisher, KFCO Emergency Management, Hitchcock, Okeene, Pafford Medical, Waukomis, Drummond, Pioneer, Ames, Fairview, Meno, Ringwood, Isabella, and Cleo Springs. About 80 firefighters were also involved.
The fire was advancing in two areas, one right at the Cimarron River bridge and the second to the east. At one point, the fire got dangerously close to Jay and Joanna Goff’s home, but the firefighters quickly got it under control near the house and then concentrated on the overall fire.
The Hennessey crews were cleared and returned to the station at about 1:40 am. The cause of the fire is unknown. photo by Joanna Goff
