On Monday, September 22, firefighters responded to two separate woods fires in Attala County.
The first fire was reported at 11:22 a.m. on Attala Road 5112, about a mile off Highway 14. The Attala County Fire Department and Zama Volunteers worked the scene, with the Mississippi Forestry Commission called in to assist. Roughly 15 acres burned.
Around noon, a second woods fire was reported on Attala Road 5026. McCool Volunteers responded and were able to extinguish the blaze.
No injuries were reported in either incident.
McCool Volunteers were called back to the fire on Attala Road 5026 at around 5:45 p.m. The quickly put the flames out.
Roberta Rutherford
September 22, 2025 at 7:00 PMI know a lot of people probably wish our Ms Forestry Dept. hadn’t been shut down. Closest would be Philadelphia, Carthage,West(maybe).