VIDEO: Crews have largely contained the brush fires in Middletown, but the next one could be around the corner.
Firefighters are asking folks to be cautious to try and not spark the next one.
It’s all about being aware and vigilant with your surroundings.
If you start a campfire, be mindful where you start that fire, and be sure to completely put it out.
Some fires, like the larger Middletown brush fire, just happen by chance.
There are a lot of accidental ones, and we can do our part to not start the next one.
DEEP says brush fire season typically runs through the end of May.
After more than two days and around a hundred firefighters lending a hand, the brush fires off Freeman Road and River Road seem to be under control.
DEEP and the South Fire District say the larger of the brush fires started by a downed power line.