Princeton City Council heard updates from the fire chief and the city’s public works director at Monday night’s meeting.
Although we received some widespread rain over the weekend, Princeton Fire Chief Brent Francis said during his fire report to council members that he has received a lot of questions from residents wanting to know if a burn ban is in effect. He said currently there is no burn ban in Caldwell County, which is sometimes confused with the seasonal burn time restrictions.
click to download audioFrancis said outside of the burn ban calls, the fire department had a fairly normal month in June.
The activity report shows there were no structure fires in June other than a fire outside of a structure in a mulched area against the building at Franklin Place Apartments. In May, local firefighters responded to five structure fires. However, firefighters were called to two field fires. The report shows those fires were in combined wheat fields. One of these fires was in the 700 block of Highway 641 South and upon arrival the Fredonia Fire Department had the fire under control. The second field fire occurred in the 1000 block of KY 903.
Firefighters also responded to three vehicle fires, one woods fire where some leaves in a ditch had caught fire and was spreading up a hill into the woods on Bayshore Drive, and an illegal burn in which an old mobile home with an attached shed on Scottsburg Road had been set on fire to get rid of it. The report states that EPA air quality was notified and responded to the scene.
According to the report, firefighters responded to six motor vehicle accidents in June, compared to five wrecks in May.
The monthly activity report also showed firefighters were called to six false alarms, three more than in May.
Firefighters responded to one hazardous situation after receiving a request from dispatch to check a home on Hillview Court where a power strip had been on fire. In May, firefighters were called to three hazardous situations.
In other department reports, Public Works Director David Sullenger said they have provided some equipment to help Marion.
click to download audioCity of Marion officials announced they recorded 1.45 inches of rain at the watershed over the weekend into Monday which raised Old City Lake’s water level an inch. Although that may not sound like much, officials stated that every little bit of rain helps with the ongoing drought.
