Fire destroys rural Fond du Lac County pole shed

On Friday, November 28, 2025, at 6:51a.m., the Fond du Lac County Sheriff’s Office Communications Center received a 911 call of a structure fire at W13364 Lake Maria Rd, located in the Township of Alto. The caller, who was the property owner, reported that their equipment shed was on fire. Fire departments from Alto, Waupun, and Brandon-Fairwater, along with deputies from the Fond du Lac County Sheriff’s Office, were immediately dispatched.

The fire was quickly extinguished by the responding fire departments. The equipment shed, which is a 56’ by 108’ pole shed, and a John Deere 7610 tractor were a complete loss. It was determined that the fire was caused as an employee had plugged in an extension cord to the engine block heating cord of the John Deere in order to warm the engine before starting the tractor. The employee came back approximately 10 minutes later and observed the tractor to be engulfed in flames. He attempted to extinguish the fire with a fire extinguisher but was unsuccessful. The fire is not considered suspicious and no one was injured during the incident. The property is owned by Calvin Greenfield.

The Fond du Lac County Sheriff’s Office and Alto Fire Department were assisted by Lifestar Ambulance Service along with fire departments from Van Dyne, Waupun, and Brandon-Fairwater.