Friday fires destroy two homes

Laura Young ECB Publishing, Inc. On Friday afternoon, May 8, Jefferson County Fire Rescue (JCFR) was responding to a house fire on Doke Road when another call came in requiring a response to a second house fire on Gentry Road. Wacissa Volunteer Fire Department Volunteer Scott Goodlin summed up the situation well, saying, “[Friday], Jefferson County saw the kind of day no community ever wants to face. Multiple house fires. Simultaneous emergencies. Families facing devastating loss. In a rura