Highway 44 was closed because of a fire in the Millville area Tuesday afternoon. The Plains Fire started in dry grass near Millville Plains Road. It was eventually stopped after burning 39 acres. At one point the CHP was looking for a white Ford F-150 pickup that may have been seen with burning objects being thrown out the window.
A fire off Dersch Road west of Ash Creek Road threatened some homes Tuesday. The Buffalo Fire broke out a little before 3PM in grass and Oak woodland along Aoudad Road. It was stopped by 4 O’clock at a little more than 9 acres.
A fire late Tuesday night burned about a half acre of grassland in the area of Sprig Way off of Millville Plains Road.
-Steve Gibson