New Year’s Eve Brush Fires

January 1, 2009

The Walnut Hill Station of Escambia Fire Rescue responded to two brush fires early New Year’s Eve evening.

The first was reported on Ashcraft Road near Highway 99 about 6:45 Wednesday night. The second was reported on Breastworks Road near Hall Road about 8 p.m.

The Breastworks Road fire was reportedly started by a downed power line.

Walnut Hill was also dispatched to another brush fire before 5 a.m. Thursday on Highway 97 in the area of  Highway 164, but that fire turned out to be remnants of an earlier control burn.

There were no injuries in either incident.

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