Brush fire near Paderborn

Republic-Times- January 6, 2026

The Hecker Fire Department responded shortly before 4:55 p.m. Tuesday to an out-of-control brush fire in the backyard of a farm property in the 4600 Mueth Road north of Paderborn in rural St. Clair County.

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