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Fires continue to blaze through area

by | Feb 9, 2017 | Latest

Princeton Fire Department’s Chris Solano and Nethaneel Bibbs vent a roof. Venting a roof allows heat to go up instead of being trapped in the structure. It makes it easier for firefighters to see and reduces the chance of a backdraft or a flashover. Photo by Wyndi Veigel/The Princeton Herald.

With a plethora of ongoing sirens in the past week, Princeton residents may be pondering what is the reason for an uptake in emergency calls.

The answer is a fairly simple one: fires, both grass and structure hit the area hard.

Princeton FD responded to a house fire on CR 951 around 10 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 4.

By Wyndi Veigel • News Editor • [email protected]

For the complete story see the Feb. 9 edition of The Princeton Herald or click here for the e-Edition.

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