Multiple fire departments – Shongaloo, Springhill, Cullen, Evergreen, Cotton Valley and Sarepta – worked a massive fire in Shongaloo Sunday. Walkerville, Webster Parish Office of Emergency Preparedness, Columbia County and Louisiana Department of Agriculture and Fire were on scene and around 50 fire fighters worked tirelessly to extinguish the fires that covered more than 200 acres.

According to Springhill Fire District 11, departments from northeast Bossier and units from Evergreen staged in Cullen and Sarepta to provide coverage for North Webster Parish. Also on scene were Webster Parish Sheriff’s Department and Pafford EMS. For more than 6 hours, all personnel fought against wind and constantly changing fire patterns.