COTTONWOOD: 12:05 PM Houston County 911 dispatched a structure fire at 636 Wayne Road. This road runs between Hickory Grove Road and Guy Branch Road.
This was a control burn which has burned out of control. A barn is on fire and structures are in danger,
Houston County 911 has rolled Cottonwood Volunteer Fire, Madrid Volunteer Fire, Hodgesville Volunteer Fire, Lucy Volunteer Fire, Lovetown Volunteer Fire and Ashford Volunteer Fire with a water tanker. Cottonwood Rescue is also responding.\The first volunteer fireman on the scene reported the barn is active fire and fully engulfed.
The nearest fire hydrant is Wayne Road and Guy Branch. There are not a lot of hydrants in that area.
This is a working structure fire.
NOTE: Cottonwood Policeman Justin Pearson is now Cottonwood Volunteer Fireman on a fire truck rolling to the fire. Pearson will respond on the police car if needed as a law enforcement officer, the fire truck if needed as a fireman, and EMS if needed on the ambulance. He never minds rolling and helping where needed.
12:22 PM FIre contained to barn and contained at this time.
