Disaster is something that we never want to see however it happens sometimes
and the Farmland Volunteer Fire Department has trained for many years to try and
do the very best we can in making the results of a disaster as easy as we
can and do what ever is necessary to assist our community in clean up,
repair, and rebuild our community as quickly as we can. These are a few pictures
of disaster's that has happened over the years in our community.
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larger view! last Updated:
09/17/2008
In February 1967 19 cars left
the track around the plum street
Products being delivered to
the east coast. The last pickup
was made just minute's before
the derailment, that was 3 car loads
the first car off stopped in
the area of the creek about one quarter
l
of a mile away. Most of the
cars were filled with many different
of beef quarters just loaded
at the Marhofer packing plant in
Muncie, Indiana. There was
also 2 car loads of canned hams
that was all taken to the
dump and buried. It was estimated a 1 Million
In 1978 the area was blasted by what the
weather people called a blizzard
the area was hit with around 24 inches of
snow but the winds gusting to 35 mph
piled the snow up in places in Farmland and
surrounding area to over 12 feet drifts
September 1.1953 the Methodist Church in
Farmland caught fire and was totally destroyed
the fire started in the
afternoon and burned for several hours before it was
brought
under
Neighbors homes
were a real problem because of only about ten feet between the first house
and the Church. Nothing else was lost.
Smoke was seen for miles there was no wind
and the smoke went straight in the air making it visible in Muncie.
The Church was
totally destroyed by the fire and was rebuilt in Farmland at N. Morris St
and E. Pursley St.
July rainfall takes its toll on the pasture
fields in east central Indiana. The White river out of its banks for several
days
White River flows wild while destroying
thousands of acres of farm ground and crops
Water surrounds house on the White River
flooding and damaging crops for miles.
St. Rd 1 several feet above the road at the
Mississinewa River Bridge
White River floods miles of farm ground
making many problems for farmers and roads
Indiana State Road 1 is closed North of
Farmland in several places
All county roads
close to the river are closed and will create a problem incase of emergency
county roads
along the river will be closed for several days. Access will be very
dangerous
trees 1/2 mile from the river
are half way under water and will probably be bear as high as 10 ft from
the trunks
water over St.
Rd.1 North of Farmland creates many problems for travelers, residents and
emergency workers.
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