Owner of vessel #1 stated that he had last used his vessel on July second and had secured it at around four pm.  On the morning of July 4 he received a phone call from the owner of the property where he keeps his vessel advising him the vessel is on fire.  When he arrived on scene, the vessel was fully engulfed and the property owner was trying to fight  it with a garden hose.  The Pioneer fire Department responded  and extinguished the blaze. The owner stated that there were a lot of fireworks going off in the neighborhood and perhaps one of these ignited the fire. The owner stated that the battery on the boat was dead and had been for some time.  He also stated that the gas can for the motor only had about two gallons of fuel. 

Assistant Fire Chief stated that there was no suspicious actions or substances that would deem the fire to be malicious in nature.
 
the cause of this fire is undetermined.

Brick                         