First responders across Lee and Russell counties responded to several fires Saturday afternoon.
Mount Olive Fire Department and Fort Mitchell Fire Department responded to a brush fire threatening structures on Griggs Road around 1:00 p.m. central standard time. Crews were able to extinguish the blaze before it reached structures.
Minutes later, Salem Volunteer Fire Department responded to a brush fire in the area of the 500 block of Lee Road 253 around 2:20 p.m. central standard time. No structures were involved and no injuries were reported.
About 30 minutes, Beauregard Volunteer Department responded to a brush fire on Lee Road 42 at Lee Road 430 around 1:55 p.m. central standard time. Salem Volunteer Fire department and Southwest Lee County Volunteer Fire Department also responded. No injuries were reported and no structures caught on fire…