As of the latest March 24 evening update, maps indicated that one fire in Polk County had hopped the Green River.
The fire broke out around 4:30 p.m. Monday. The fire burned primarily in cattails and marsh grass, the DNR said.
and doesn't think the fire was random. She thinks they were being targeted, but could not say by who. Jose Rojas, who lives and works on the river, said he woke up to an explosion around 3:30 a.m ...
The two larger fires, the Deep Woods Fire and the Black Cove Fire, are located in the Green River Gorge and nestled in a valleyed stretch of the area typically known for tubing and kayaking in the ...