ROTAN HOUSE FIRE AND HIGHWAY 70 WRECK LEAD BUSY NIGHT FOR FISHER COUNTY CREWS

Crews urge caution at scenes after vehicles damage hoses, causing nearly $3,000 in equipment loss
Rotan and Roby fire personnel work to prevent the spread of a fire that destroyed a vacant house on McArthur Ave in Rotan late Sunday evening
Rotan and Roby fire personnel work to prevent the spread of a fire that destroyed a vacant house on McArthur Ave in Rotan late Sunday evening

Sunday, August 31, proved to be an unusually busy night for emergency responders in Fisher County, with calls involving fire, vehicle accidents, and confusion over a prescribed burn.

The first major response occurred around 8 p.m., when emergency personnel were dispatched to a vehicle accident involving a pickup and an 18-wheeler along Highway 70 near Longworth Gin. Injuries were reported, though t…