Crews to monitor Fountain Bluff fire over the weekend, 33 acres burned
Fire destroys 27 acres of Fountain Bluff in Shawnee National Forest, slowly growing
By Jessica Ladd | March 9, 2021 at 9:27 PM CST - Updated March 12 at 1:35 PM
JACKSON COUNTY, Ill. (KFVS) - A fire that broke out Tuesday evening on Fountain Bluff in Jackson County grew to 33 acres.
Since Tuesday, the Forest Service said fire crews on scene established fire control lines, patrolling and extinguishing spot fires.
On Friday, six to eight firefighters patrolled the fire, mostly along Fountain Bluff Road and along the north end of the bluff.
Overseen by the U.S. Forest Service, they said incident operations would transfer from a Type 3 to a Type 4 incident commander.