The St. Tammany Fire Protection District No. 11 is on the scene of a wildland fire near the end of Pine Street Extension.
The fire crew says it received reports of a woods fire around 1 p.m., and units were dispatched to investigate and locate an active woods fire on Chris Kennedy Road.
Additional resources were deployed, including drones, and the Louisiana Department of Agriculture and Forestry was requested to assist.
The forestry personnel responded, arrived on the scene, and established a plow line around the fire to contain its spread.
The fire is currently under control and contained within the established plow lines. The fire has affected approximately 3 acres and will continue to smolder within the containment area as it burns itself out.
Fortunately, no homes were threatened, and there were no homes in danger.
Fire personnel will continue to monitor the situation and work alongside Forestry as needed.
The cause of the fire is unknown at this time, but as a reminder, we are still under a parish-wide burn ban.
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