Crews work to extinguish a brush fire south of state Route 505. / Courtesy photo by Lewis County Fire District 2.
By Sharyn L. Decker
Lewis County Sirens news reporter
Members of three fire departments responded to a rapidly moving grass and brush fire near Toledo late this afternoon that covered as much as seven acres.
One home was in the path of the flames, but crews were able to quickly contain the fire, according to Lewis County Fire District 2.
It was on property about a quarter mile south of state Route 505, approximately a mile east of Interstate 5, according to Chief Grant Wiltbank.
It appears it may have ignited from an ember blown from a previous land clearing burn pile, according to Wiltbank.
Wiltbank said some 40 firefighters with 14 apparatus answered the 5:15 p.m. call. Members of the state Department of Natural Resources were on the scene as well. Nobody was injured.
Tags: By Sharyn L. Decker, news reporter
The recent loss of 19 smoke jumpers in AZ reminds us all of the sacrifice these folks are willing to make. It really is driven home more when you realize that the majority of our firefighters in LC are volunteers.
These Men and Women, always do a great job of being on scene and knocking these fires down, anybody remember the heat waves we had 08 and 09, there were so many lil fires that could have been major ones, these folks knocked them down, nothing but respect for those that look out for Us, many of them volunteers.