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Friday, July 6, 2012

Wildfire in Garland County

The following alert is from Garland County Sheriff's Department spokesman Lt. Corky Martin.

Our dispatchers have been advised that the Forestry Commission, Jessieville and Buckville firefighters are battling a wildfire in the 8600 block of Hwy 298.

The fire was on both sides of Tina Herron Road and is spreading quickly toward Cecil Adams Circle. Homes are in danger on Cecil Adams Circle and fire crews are working diligently to protect those structures.

We are told that a Blackhawk helicopter is enroute for water-drop assistance.

This information is coming to us third-party, but we will do our best to keep you informed as information is relayed to us.

For specific, more up-to-date information, please contact the Arkansas Forestry Commission at (501) 296-1940.

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