• Article Photo. Van Horne, Garrison and Vinton firemen responded to the fire Monday.
    Van Horne, Garrison and Vinton firemen responded to the fire Monday.
  • Article Photo. Two Vinton firefighters spray water over the Quonset hut at the Shawn Kreutner farm on Monday.
    Two Vinton firefighters spray water over the Quonset hut at the Shawn Kreutner farm on Monday.
  • Article Photo. Vinton fireman Dennis Bramow directs the nozzle toward a hot spot.
    Vinton fireman Dennis Bramow directs the nozzle toward a hot spot.
  • Article Photo. Paul Schellhase has been a Garrison firemen for more than four decades.
    Paul Schellhase has been a Garrison firemen for more than four decades.
  • Article Photo. Ambulance personnel monitor the firefighters' health at the first aid station.
    Ambulance personnel monitor the firefighters' health at the first aid station.
  • Article Photo.
  • Article Photo.
  • Article Photo.
  • Article Photo.
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Firefighters from Garrison, Van Horne and Vinton were sent to fight a fire in an old Quonset hut on the Shawn Kreutner farm at around 5 p.m. on Monday. The farm is located on 23rd Avenue, south of 64th Street.

Family members say the barn only contained old machinery; a 1976 pickup near the building was also damaged by fire. 

The North Benton Ambulance service was on hand to monitor the firefighter's health; a first-aid station was set up to monitor the blood pressure of the firefighters and to give them a chance to rest and cool off.