Fires battled as burn bans continue

BY MARK J. CRAWFORD mark@bctelegraph.com Bradford County firefighters were joined by Lacrosse and the Florida Forestry Service to battle and contain two brushfires spanning nearly 40 acres on Monday.  Firefighters responded to the area east of Brooker between Southwest County Road 18 and Deden Loop. C.R. 18 was closed due to smoke. Forestry brought in…