Somewhere, deep in the woods, a limb snaps brittle from the unusual heat. It falls, landing on power lines that ran beneath it. The lines break and sparks fly into the dry beds of leaves and pine needles. The worse thing that can happen in a mountain community is fire. Volunteer fire fighters soon answer the call but the heat, the dry vegetation, and the wind keep pushing them back.
Homes are threatened, a small town is threatened and animals flee, trying to outrun their death.
Here is a true story of a fire that happened last summer in a small community of Midway, Arkansas. Some say neighbors don't help each other anymore but in this instance, strangers helped strangers and neighbors united to save their community. 8 July 2001 Mountain Lore Come into the mountains with me and visit with some good folk. Listen to their predictions and old sayings. You might learn something valuable that will benefit you in the future.