Firefighters found themselves battling a blaze from a precarious perch as they worked Wednesday to extinguish a brush fire on the side of Signal Mountain. / Contributed photo/Signal Mountain Fire Department Chief Eric MitchellAs if fighting fires wasn’t difficult enough.
Firefighters had to call on their rock climbing skills Wednesday as they worked to extinguish a brush fire located on the 500 block of North Palisades Drive on Signal Mountain.
Firefighters had to split their attack from above and below, according to Signal Mountain Fire Chief Eric Mitchell, with those fighting the blaze from above being tied off with safety ropes.
No structures were endangered and no injuries were reported, reads a news release.
Firefighters found themselves battling a blaze from a precarious perch as they worked Wednesday to extinguish a brush fire on the side of Signal Mountain. / Contributed photo/Signal Mountain Fire Department Chief Eric MitchellThe cause of the fire had not yet been determined.
Signal Mountain Fire Department, Walden’s Ridge Emergency Services and Chattanooga Fire Department Quint 17 aided in extinguishing the fire.