Mark Twain National Forest firefighters, including engines and the Mark Twain Veteran Crew, are responding to a fire along Glade Top Trail. The fire has been named the Sugar Fire and is located about 12 miles south/southwest of Ava.
The fire was reported earlier this evening and is burning in downed cedar and timber litter. Visibility for driving is expected to be impacted along Glade Top Trail tonight and for the next few days from possible heavy smoke.
Cody Lunsford, District Ranger for Ava/Cassville/Willow Springs, stated, “We have a good firefighting response tonight, and we are asking that people please use alternate routes and avoid the Glade Top Trail area for their own driving safety as well as for the safety of the firefighters working along the road.”
