Firefighters remind public of burn ban

Firefighters remind public of burn ban

Since the Huntingdon County Commissioners imposed a countywide burn ban April 4, there have been several brush fires due to residents not adhering to terms of the ban.

Escaped burn piles blamed for three brush fires - The New Era

Sweet Home firefighters responded to three brush fires Saturday, April 19, all of them from burn piles that got out of control, Fire Chief Nick Tyler said. Fire crews responded at about 1 p.m. to the first of the blazes, in the area of The Narrows, at 28190 Hwy. 20, which turned out to be the largest, covering nearly half an acre. A couple of hours later, about 3:30 p.m., a second fire was reported on a brushy hillside in the 46000 block of Hwy.…