09/13/2026
A DAY THAT ALMOST CHANGED THE HISTORY OF THE HAMLET OF MUMFORD
At 15:03 hours on Tuesday, September 13, 2011, the Mumford Fire Department was dispatched to Burnwell Propane, 1104 Main Street, for an explosion and fire.
Firefighters arrived to find the building fully involved.
What followed became one of the largest and one of the most demanding incidents in Mumford Fire Department history.
The massive fire pushed the municipal water supply to its limits. Firefighters stretched more than 5,000 feet of large-diameter hose (LDH) and used an estimated 2 million gallons of water during the operation.
To maintain the flow, crews established multiple drafting operations and a tanker shuttle.
The response soon expanded into a multi-county operation.
๐ More than 70 emergency units from Monroe, Livingston, and Genesee Counties responded.
๐จโ๐ More than 300 emergency responders ultimately worked at the scene.
For those on the front lines, this was far more than another call. It was a fire that threatened a major part of the communityโand a day that could have forever changed the Hamlet of Mumford.
September 13, 2011.
Some of the propane tanks live in our Fire Museum as part of our history.