THE PRINCETON FIRE AND RESCUE DEPARTMENT WAS KEPT QUITE BUSY OVER THE WEEKEND. ACCORDING TO ASSISTANT FIRE CHIEF, TIM COOK, JUST AFTER DUSK FRIDAY, FIRE FIGHHTERS WERE CALLED OUT TO THE 14 MILE MARKER OF THE WESTERN KENTUCKY PARKWAY IN REFERENCE TO A GRASS FIRE. UPON ARRIVAL, FIREFIGHTERS DISCOVERED THAT THE FIRE WAS A CONTOLLED BURN. BUT THAT WAS NOT THE CASE WITH A FIRE CALLED IN APPROXIMATLY 30 MINUTES LATER ON THE 1ST MILE HILL OF THE DAWSON ROAD. THE PRINCETON FIRE DEPARTMENT RESPONDED TO THAT LOCATION WHERE AN OUT-OF-CONTROL GRASS FIRE WAS THREATENING TO DAMAGE A STRUCTURE AND 2 VEHICLES. THE FIRE WAS EXTINGUISHED BEFORE ANY DAMAGE OCCURRED.
SATURDAY, THE PRINCETON FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS CALLED OUT TO 607 PRINCETON OLNEY ROAD IN REFERENCE TO AN OUT-OF-CONTROL GRASS FIRE THAT BURNED CLOSE TO 3 ACRES BEFORE IT COULD BE PUT OUT AND THEN A GRASS FIRE AT 3725 OLD FREDONIA ROAD BURNED 3 ACRES BEFORE BEING BROUGHT UNDER CONTROL.
WE WOULD LIKE TO REMIND OUR LISTENERS THAT KENTUCKY LAW DESIGNATES FEB. 15 THROUGH APRIL 30 AS SPRING FOREST FIRE HAZARD SEASON. DURING THIS TIME, IT IS ILLEGAL TO BURN ANYTHING WITHIN 150 FEET OF ANY WOODLAND OR BRUSHLAND BETWEEN THE DAYLIGHT HOURS OF 6 A.M. AND 6 P.M. THE LAW IS INTENDED TO PREVENT FOREST FIRES BY ALLOWING OUTDOOR BURNING ONLY AFTER 6 P.M. WHEN CONDITIONS ARE LESS LIKELY TO CAUSE A WILDFIRE TO SPREAD.
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