Posts Tagged ‘field fire’
Large field fire south of St. Joe
The Maeystown, Waterloo, Red Bud and Prairie du Rocher fire departments responded shortly after 3:15 p.m. Thursday to a large field fire at the Paul Wightman Subterranean Nature Preserve in…
Read MoreField fire near East Carondelet
Several fire departments responded Monday afternoon to an out-of-control field fire along Davis Ferry Road near East Carondelet. Columbia firefighters responded shortly after 1:20 p.m. to assist Dupo. Other agencies…
Read MoreDry conditions create fire danger
Area fire departments responded to a flurry of calls Friday due to outdoor burning in less-than-ideal conditions. Columbia Fire Department was called at 2 p.m. Friday to assist the Prairie…
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 MoreNo Burn Order issued for Monroe County
Due to the excessive amount of field fires around Monroe County in the past week alone, the Monroe County EMA office issued a “No Burn Order” for all of Monroe…
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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