Dumpsters On Taylor Creek Road Catch Fire Ignite Hillside

Saturday, July 6 the Grasshopper Volunteer Fire Department along with Dillon Volunteer Fire Department and the DNRC were called out to a fire burning on both sides of Taylor Creek Road.

The fire started from the dumping bins located a short distance from where the road starts next to Highway 278 near MM21. The fire rapidly spread up a nearby hillside and was being driven by heavy winds.

As of this release acreage was unknown and a large portion of the fire has been contained, a helicopter was in route to help knock down the fire in the hard-to-reach places. 

Fire was reported as extinguished on July, 9th

Garbage bins fire started from