Firefighters respond to many burn ban violations

Volunteer firefighters all over Burleson County are responding to illegal controlled burns in the last week, in violation of the county’s outdoor burning ban issued on Oct. 9.Somerville and Birch Creek volunteer firefighters responded on Sunday afternoon, Oct. 19, to a controlled burn that got out of control on County Road 471, burning about 2 acres and getting into a line of brush, sa...

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