75 Acre Fire near Lacey and The Valley Contained – Friday Update
July 6th, 2012 by iPhone-
- Blackhawk helicopter, with “pond bucket”. (Photo by MLive reader.)
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- Burned area, near Ponderosa Lane.
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- 5 fire plows cut fire lanes to control the blaze.
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- Burned forest floor smolders, after the fire.
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- 40 acre fire, as seen from a distance.
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- 2 tanker planes & a control center aircraft, helped battle the fire.
An estimated 75 acres of forest land were burned in a wild fire, Thursday afternoon.
The fire began around 4 pm, near Chapman Trail, and at 6:30, had burned approximately 40 acres, and was still ablaze.
Arkansas Forestry Commission brought in 4-5 plows, 2 tanker planes, and a control plane. A Blackhawk helicopter, from the National Guard, also arrived at the scene, to battle the blaze with a “pond bucket”.
Fire depts. involved included Lacey-Ladelle and Monticello, with Selma and Collins Cominto helping fill the AFC planes at the airport.
The fire was declared to be “contained” around 7:15, with the Forestry Commission remaining at the burn site, to watch for hot-spots.
Dang i live in lacey n didnt even knw bout this