Suffolk Firefighters respond to brush fire in Deer Path Road area
Suffolk Fire & Rescue
and last updated 2021-04-27 18:41:10-04
SUFFOLK, Va. - Suffolk Fire & Rescue are currently on the scene of a working brush fire in the rural Deer Path Road area.
Officials were contacted at 1:13 p.m. for reports of the brush fire in the area of the 3800 block of Deer Path Road.
Deputy Chief Ted Adams says multiple units, including engines, brush trucks, and tankers, have responded to the densely wooded area, in addition to multiple units and plows from the Virginia Department of Forestry.
Due to current windy and dry conditions, firefighters say the fire is still moving and has jumped fire lines and has extended into the trees in several areas.