This past weekend several out of control fires had numerous fire departments in the county scrambling to save structures and property. Dozens of acres were scorched, but thankfully, no homes were destroyed in Cleburne County. Every year inattentive residents put firefighters and the public in danger.

Blazes started from illegal trash piles being burned and from fires not being extinguished completely. With the gusty winds and somewhat dry conditions, fires quickly spread from their contained areas and wreaked havoc for residents and firefighters.

One fire Thursday afternoon on Good Springs Road reportedly started from a trash pile that had been burning. The fire became out of control and burned a small travel trailer and a portion of a storage building. Pine Snag, Hopewell, and Heber Springs fire personnel responded to the fire call.

A fire Saturday afternoon reportedly started from a trash pile fire that got away from a resident. Wilburn, Pine Snag, Tumbling Shoals, the Arkansas Forestry Commission, and Pangburn responded to the fire and kept it from consuming several structures in the area.
 

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Wilburn, Pine Snag, and Pangburn fire departments responded to an unattended and out of control fire late Sunday afternoon on Hwy 110 East near the Cleburne and White County line.