Firefighters Battle Brush Fires

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Firefighters in Lawrence County were kept busy Friday extinguishing brush fires spread by gusty conditions.  Around 1:30 they extinguished a structure fire in the West Point fire district that had spread to a detached garage and mobile home, encompassing 2 to 3 acres.  While still at the scene, units were dispatched to a brush fire in the Leoma fire district where the fire spread into a wooded area, covering around 2 acres.  Due to the steep terrain, firefighters had to utilize different means to contain the fire, such as fire rakes, backpack blowers and portable water extinguishers.