Nashville fire crews battle brush fire in wooded area near Cheatham County line
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) – Crews are working to contain a brush fire that sparked in a wooded area late Saturday night near the Cheatham County and Davidson County line.
The Nashville Fire Department (NFD) said crews were dispatched to Gourley Road at approximately 10 p.m. to respond to reports of a brush fire on Saturday, Nov. 4.
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(Courtesy: Nashville Fire Department) (Courtesy: Nashville Fire Department) (Courtesy: Nashville Fire Department) (Courtesy: Nashville Fire Department)
Throughout the night, firefighters remained active at the scene to prevent the fire from spreading to homes nearby.
On Sunday, Nov. 5, at approximately 6 a.m., the NFD reported that the fire continued to burn on a bluff.
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According to officials, fire personnel requested specialized equipment to safely access and fully extinguish the fire.
Then, just before 9 a.m., the NFD posted that dozers provided by Tennessee Wildland Fire were being used to condense the burning contents. Meanwhile, Nashville Emergency Operations Center (EOC) created fire lines so the contents can burn off in contained zones.
Nearby residents should expect to see smoke in the area for a while, according to the NFD.
No injuries have been reported to nearby residents or first responders. Additional details were not immediately released.
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