Stafford deals with fire, man stranded in river

A brush fire under the Falmouth bridge kept emergency crews busy for several hours Monday evening.

And while they were battling the blaze, they got a report of an injured person stranded on a small island in the Rappahannock River, near the bridge.

The person had suffered what appeared to be a shoulder injury and needed help getting to shore, said Mark Doyle with Stafford County Fire and Rescue.

He said the injury didn't seem to be life-threatening.

He said it took crews about an hour and a half to douse the fire, which started in the same area as another recent brush fire.

The brush fire started at about 6 p.m. and forced the closure of River Road and one lane of the bridge.

--Staff reports