On saturday august 5th, 2023 i, conservation warden was advised of a boat fire at a residence south of egg harbor. While responding to the area i overheard radio traffic that they could hear the fire popping beneath the dash and near the engine. Door county sheriff's deputies arrived and utilized their fire extinguishers as did the boat owner. Once the fire was extinguished it was determined the origin of the fire was caused by subject inadvertently connecting the positive wires for the boat to the negative terminal of the battery, and the negative wires to the positive terminal of the battery. The wiring harness and electronics were damaged due to the incorrect polarity of electricity and it is presumed the ecu was also damaged. No injuries reported. Subject was advised to complete an operator incident report.
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