Area fire companies battle mountain & brush fires over multiple days

by Kate Evans

Area firefighters fought a number of large mountain fires and smaller brush fires this past weekend and on through Tuesday morning that were fueled by high winds and downed power lines.

The initial call for a mountain fire off Pot Belly Way in Great Cacapon came in at Saturday, April 13 at 2:32 p.m. as a smoke investigation.  The access was off Rockford Road. The other side of the mountain access is…