ON A weekend when fire permits were suspended in the Snowy Monaro due to high fire danger, the Cooma Rural Fire brigade was required to respond to an incident on Sunday afternoon in hot, dry and windy conditions.
Four Cooma trucks attended a smoke sighting, reported at about 3pm in the vicinity of Pig Farm Road (at the back of Bligh Street), Cooma.
Rapid work by the crews ensured the grass and bush ...