The Middlepoint Fire Department was in charge of the scene, receiving assistance from the Grover Hill, Ottawa, and Scott departments. While the firefighters did their best, the spread of the fire before they arrived, as well as the lack of a close source of water prevented them from saving the home. They were able to prevent the fire from damaging other buildings on the property, but the house was a complete loss, along with a couple of cars and one shed that was burning before the departments arrived.

The DAT again provided the firefighters with hot drinks, including hot coffee donated by Pak-A-Sak, as well as Gatorade and water. The Van Wert Walmart donated doughnuts brought by the DAT, and the Van Wert McDonalds donated breakfast sandwiches for the firefighters later in the morning. The drinks and food were very welcome to the firefighters working in the very cold temperatures.

The ERV and 2 members of the DAT remained on the scene until the fire was mostly out, arriving back at the garage at about 11:00 AM.

The Convoy Fire Department was the first responder, calling in mutual aid from the Van Wert Fire Department, the Scott Fire Department, and the Ohio City Fire Department, at one point having 35 personnel on site. The departments prevented the fire from reaching the home on the property, although the barn was destroyed and a smaller out building received burn damage. The fire fighters did save some small livestock that was kept in the barn.

After the fire was out, the departments called in Ron Dull Excavations to use some heavy machinery to move the debris of the barn. This enabled them to check the site for hotspots and make sure the fire was out much more quickly and certainly then trying to do the work by hand.

The DAT provided some welcome liquid refreshments to the firefighters, and also delivered some sandwiches that were donated to the firefighters by McDonalds at the Towne Center. The team remained on site until the fire fighters were packing up, returning to the garage at about 8 PM.