Winder, GA - Sundays tend to be relaxing for most people, but March 8th proved to be anything but relaxing for Barrow County Emergency Services crews across the county.

On the first sunny weekend after what has been a wet and nasty winter, crews on the A-shift responded to four fires and one vehicle fire in a 24-hour period. Two of the fires were structure fires, and two others were debris and woods fires that threatened structures.

“There is a superstition in emergency services that full moons can make for busy shifts days like yesterday aren’t going to make that superstition any less believable,” said Capt. Scott Dakin.

The fires were on Dee Kennedy Rd., Bankhead Hwy., McElhannon Rd., and Freeman Johnson Rd. The car fire was on Loganville Hwy. One of the fires was the result of careless illegal burning, and the other fires are under investigation.

“It is unusual to have so many fires in one day. It can be mentally and physically exhausting, but our men and women performed well. We’d like to thank the Winder Fire Department for assisting us with two of these fires by providing manpower,” said Chief Alan Shuman.

No injuries were reported in any of the fires.