Friday, October 29, 2010
Fighting Fire With Fire
KENTUCKY....
On Friday morning, the U.S. Forest Service began fighting fire with fire in an effort to burn out the Auxier Ridge wildfire in the Red River Gorge that began last Sunday. Officials say, on Friday morning, the fire had grown to nearly 500 acres, but, following burn out efforts, the fire is expected to be more than 1,600 acres.
On Friday morning, the U.S. Forest Service began fighting fire with fire in an effort to burn out the Auxier Ridge wildfire in the Red River Gorge that began last Sunday. Officials say, on Friday morning, the fire had grown to nearly 500 acres, but, following burn out efforts, the fire is expected to be more than 1,600 acres.