Brush fire north of Columbia

The Columbia, Millstadt and Prairie du Pont fire departments responded shortly before 7 p.m. Sunday to a brush fire on Spring Valley Farm Lane between Dupo and Millstadt. Columbia firefighters…

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Brush fire near Hecker

With a wind advisory in effect through noon on Monday, two local fire departments responded to an out-of-control brush fire shortly after noon Sunday in the 6800 block of K…

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Friday brush fires despite warning

Area departments responded Friday to multiple fires despite a National Weather Service alert discouraging outdoor burning. The Dupo, Prairie du Pont and Columbia fire departments responded about 10:45 a.m. to…

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Brush fire near Maeystown

The Maeystown Fire Department responded about 2:45 p.m. Wednesday to a brush fire near the railroad tracks in the area of Bluff and Maeystown roads. Union Pacific halted all train…

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Brush fire near Paderborn

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…

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Sunday brush fire on I-255

Multiple departments responded about 1:30 p.m. Sunday to a large brush fire along I-255 between mileposts 9 and 10 near Dupo in St. Clair County. The Dupo, Columbia, Prairie du…

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Brush fire near Hecker

The Hecker Fire Department responded about 8 p.m. Saturday to a large brush fire spreading toward two structures in the 5400 block of Beck Road near LL Road southeast of…

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Brush fire south of Waterloo

The Waterloo Fire Department responded shortly before noon Saturday to a brush fire spreading near two sheds in the 4900 block of Sportsman Road near Waterloo Sportsman’s Club. The incident…

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