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	Name:	Maverick -
	Subject:	Alex City Outlook Article
	Date:	6/27/2006 8:36:52 AM

Although the blaze engulfing a small mountain in Dadeville is currently no threat to local residents, the fire should probably continue for several more days.

For the last three days, a large plume of eye-irritating smoke has risen from the side of an unnamed mountain, which is located just south of Smith Mountain in Dadeville. "The fire probably started Saturday night by a lightning strike on top of the hill," said Dan Hart of the Dadeville Volunteer Fire Department.

Hart said the fire probably started out pretty small, which was why it was not reported until Sunday morning. The DVFD went out to assess the situation and then contacted the Alabama Forestry Commission, who is more equipped to handle larger forest fires.

The forestry commission used a bulldozer on Sunday and Monday to dig a trench around the fire in order to keep it contained, Hart said. With no fuel, the fire should burn itself out within a week or so, he said.

"It'll burn out," Hart said. "There's no need for alarm."

With the fire contained, unless there are some extremely strong winds in the next few days, no residents or property should be in danger. However, the fire will destroy about 40 acres worth of forest on the mountain, Hart said.

Alabama, and especially the city of Dadeville, do not normally have fires of this type, he said. "This was a spectacular fire for our area," he said.

The fire was so hot, and the trees were at such an angle, that flames were literally able to jump from treetop to treetop. Fires of this type are usually seen out west, Hart said.

Since fire breakers have been dug, both the forestry commission and the DVFD have left the scene. "There's nobody stationed there," Hart said. But someone will be sent to check on the fire's progress from time to time.

Even with the area's recent rainstorms, Hart said it is still very dry and people need to be mindful so that more fires, such as the mountain fire, are not created. "Never leave a fire unattended," he said.