Alva Review-Courier -

Area firefighters responded to a mutual aid request from the Freedom Fire Department Monday evening. Grass fires were sparked to the north of US-64 highway to the east of Camp Houston.

Alva Fire Chief Kirk Trekell said his department was contacted at 5:23 p.m. and reached the fire location an hour later. The fire was burning from the north side of the highway to about a mile north. Trekell said a vehicle with mechanical problems sparked a series of fires along the highway. The fire started near the Stansberry property near Anderson Creek, the same place the huge Anderson Creek fire of 2016 sta...