Fire on Fox Mountain
Sunday’s showers might have put the kibosh on a few
wildflower hikes but for the Georgia Forestry Commission it was a case of gentle
drops from heaven. With a fire on
Lookout Mountain barely controlled that day, the GFC reported to Rising Fawn on
Friday evening as a landowner’s burning of timbering debris on Fox Mountain raged
out of control into a full-scale forest fire.
The boys in khaki were still at it on Saturday afternoon when these pictures were
taken. “It was a pretty rough night,”
said one.
The rangers said local volunteer fire departments including
the Rising Fawn squad had assisted.
Over 100 acres were affected.
The helicopter below, which belongs to the Georgia Department of Natural
Resources, was deployed to drop flame-retardant chemicals on the flames.
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| Photograph by Jerry Wallace |
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