November 22, 2024

Volunteer firefighters battling forest fire in Anderson County

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Volunteer firefighters are continuing to battle a forest fire in the Briceville/Walden’s Ridge area of Anderson County on Saturday night.

The fire is still not contained, Shain Vowell of the Anderson County Sheriff’s Office told The Oak Ridger via text around 9 p.m. He said personnel with the Tennessee Forestry Divison were en route and both the Medford and Briceville volunteer fire departments are on the scene.

A forest fire is underway in Anderson County on Walden’s Ridge in the Briceville area on Saturday, Nov. 4, 2023

No one has been injured at this time and there has been no loss of personal property, he said.

This article originally appeared on Oakridger: Volunteer firefighters battling forest fire in Anderson County

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