Fires Plague Region; Lorton Resident Thanks Firefighters for Help

UPDATE:

As Joel Kobersteen notes below, there were brush fires throughout Fairfax County yesterday. Woodbridge and Dale City in Prince William County were also plagued by fires for much of the day. Woodbridge Patch and Manassas Patch had comprehensive coverage. Samples of their terrific work are can be seen and .

Lorton Patch has also added some pictures from the area described in a note of thanks from a reader.

To the editor:

My yard and part of the woods that seperate Historic Shiloh Baptist Church on Gunston Road were set ablaze at 930 a.m. yesterday. The winds were beyond high and the fire spread fast. The fire marshal felt that someone threw a cigarette, into a ditch in front of my house located at Gunston Road. Due to the wonderful efforts of the Lorton Volunteer Fire department there were no people, pets or even major property damage. Most of our front yard is burned, but we are beyond grateful to the firefighters.

Michelle Poole