Stonewall Co. Volunteer Fire Department stays busy despite burn ban

Pictured are Volunteer Firefighter Larry Coats on top of Brush 19 insuring the hose reel doesn’t jam.
Pictured are Volunteer Firefighter Larry Coats on top of Brush 19 insuring the hose reel doesn’t jam.

In spite of a county wide burn ban, the Stonewall County Fire Department stays busy. On Wednesday, February 9th, the firefighters were called out to a reported grass fire on the corner of Harrison and Buie streets in South Aspermont. The Department responded in minutes with one of their Brush Trucks, Number 19, and quickly doused the fire. They had to enter the house and tear out one wall to extin…