Posts Tagged ‘brush fire’
Brush fire near Columbia
The Columbia Fire Department is responding to the report of a brush fire along Triple Lakes Road. The fire was called in by a passing motorist around 5:30 p.m. Friday.…
Read MorePlease drop the matches | Planet Ryan
As the person who has the responsibility of posting many of the “Breaking News” alerts on the Republic-Times website, I have to say the past few weeks have been unnecessarily…
Read MoreSt. Clair County issues county-wide burn ban via executive order
Just days after Monroe County Emergency Management issued a no burning order for Monroe County due to a rash of field fires caused by outdoor burning, St. Clair County Emergency…
Read MoreBrush fires keep local departments busy
Waterloo Fire Chief Mark Yeager is urging the community to “use a little common sense” before conducting outdoor burnings in the wake of several fire calls handled by his department…
Read MoreBusy Saturday for local fire departments
Waterloo, Columbia, Red Bud, Maeystown and Valmeyer Fire Departments responded to several active field fires across Mounrow County Saturday into Sunday. Due to the dry and windy conditions Saturday, multiple…
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