Several fire departments fought grass, brush, and woods fires on Sunday. Odin Firemen fought a fire in woods at the Ruth Uhls property at 3310 Odin Road. The fire spread from weeds and grass that were being burned off around a pond. Odin Fire Chief Greg Smith reports they provided mutual aide assistance to the Centralia Fire Protection District on a grass and woods fire at 2783 Barker Road in rural Centralia.
Centralia District Firemen also fought a pasture fire at a home off of Benning Road in Clinton County. It spread out of control from a grass fire and took over an hour and a half to bring under control. Salem Firemen were called to a very small brush fire at 132 South Vincent Street. The extremely warm temperatures and humidity along with a brisk wind resulted in the National Weather Service issuing a Red Flag Warning for South Central Illinois on Sunday afternoon. The warning advised against burning because of the likelihood of fires getting out of control. - http://goo.gl/AKsTI
