Downed Powerline Causes Woods Fire in Sallis, Logging Crew Snuffs Out Blaze

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Attala County Fire Department and Sallis Volunteers responded to a woods fire on Attala Road 4121 at approximately 2:12 p.m. Monday, Feb. 9.

A logging crew that was clearing land in the area used a dozer to plow a fire lane and extinguish the blaze before firefighters arrived.

It was later discovered that a downed powerline ignited the fire.

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2 comments
  1. D
    D
    February 10, 2026 at 1:56 PM

    Great work putting it out.logging team and FD

    Reply
  2. Coach
    Coach
    February 11, 2026 at 6:27 PM

    Great job!

    Reply

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