Jones County firefighters tackle two weekend fires

Jones County firefighters tackle two weekend fires

JONES COUNTY, Miss. (WHLT) - Jones County volunteer firefighters responded to two separate fires this weekend. The first fire occurred on Saturday, May 3 in the 300 block of Tower Road. When firefighters arrived at the scene, they found a shop on fire with multiple other structures in danger. During fire suppression, officials with the Jones County Fire Council said ammunition rounds could be heard discharging. Firefighters were able to protect …

Lightning sparks two new wildfires on Vancouver Island

Two new wildfires sparked on Vancouver Island over the weekend after a round of lightning swept through late Saturday. According to BC Wildfire, one small fire started outside Port Alberni, the other near Courtenay, and both were listed under control as of Sunday. “It tells me we need to be prepared, our community needs to be prepared,” said Dashwood Fire Chief Nick Acciavatti. He says there could be more fire starts from the weekend lightning t…