Firefighters Extinguish A Dozen Fires Over Three Mile Stretch Of Hwy 4

January 20, 2013

Firefighters worked Saturday afternoon to extinguish a dozen or more small grass fires along a three mile stretch of West Highway 4.

The series of grass fires were along West Highway 4 from Nall Road in Century westward to Canoe Creek. It appeared that a malfunction on a piece of equipment or a vehicle was sparking and started the fires along the roadway.

The Century and Walnut Hill stations of Escambia Fire Rescue were dispatched to the fires, and the Escambia County Sheriff’s Office assisted with locating the fires and in search for the responsible vehicle.

Pictured top: Small burned areas dot a three mile stretch of Highway 4 from Nall Road to Canoe Creek. NorthEscambia.com photo, click to enlarge.

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2 Responses to “Firefighters Extinguish A Dozen Fires Over Three Mile Stretch Of Hwy 4”

  1. MIKE O. on January 23rd, 2013 10:42 am

    Is there any update on this story? I am curious to know what caused the fires, or if they ever even found out.

  2. puddin on January 20th, 2013 7:01 am

    Thanks to our firefighters. Good job all. :-)

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