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17 firefighters from U.S. Forest Service units in Pennsylvania, Minnesota and Oregon are in southern Illinois to help their counterparts from the Shawnee National Forest battle a wildfire in the Fountain Bluff area of the Shawnee.
The Jackson County Emergency Management Agency says their objectives are to protect firefighter and public safety, natural and cultural resources, infrastructure, and private property. The blaze was first reported Tuesday afternoon and due to the steep terrain and high winds Wednesday, the wildfire grew to 33 acres.
Thursday, fire crews established control lines on the south and east sides of the fire by clearing small trees and brush, and extinguishing spot fires as it spilled over the bluff on the north and west sides of the fire.
WATCH: ‘Disaster at Dock B: Lives Remembered, Lessons Learned:’ A WAAY 31 Special Report
[Images from left to right] Yancy Roper, Amanda Foster and Annette Miles with her five children
It s been one year since a deadly fire at a Jackson County marina claimed eight lives. WAAY 31 spoke to survivors and first responders about their memories of that night.
Posted: Jan 27, 2021 6:18 PM
Updated: Jan 29, 2021 12:25 PM
Posted By: Dan Shaffer, Tim Collins, Regan Spencer, Joseph Berryman
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Wednesday marked one year since a fire broke out at a marina in Jackson County and killed eight people.
It happened at Jackson County Park in the middle of a cold January night. A small fire broke out aboard a houseboat that was one of 35 boats tied up just feet apart from each other along Dock B.