Hot, dry conditions made it a busy weekend for the Dauphin Fire Department.
They responded to three grass fire calls on Saturday, a structural fire and another grass fire on Sunday.
Cam Abrey, Dauphin Fire Chief, noted the crew worked tirelessly to bring the first fire under control.
“There was actually three calls on Saturday., with the first one being turned in at approximately at 11:30 a.m., south of town, just across the highway from the Countryfest site. It was a grass fire that covered approximately a quarter section of land and was threatening a yard site at one point. Firefighters worked tirelessly for several hours along with the property owners in order to bring that fire under control.
The second fire took place a couple of kilometres north off of Highway 20, shortly after the first fire and Mutual Aid had to be called in for assistance.
Later that afternoon, a third grass fire broke out by Stony Point.
It started back up again Sunday morning at approximately 5:30 in the morning when they department got a structural fire call on Industrial Road.
Then the fourth grass fire call for the weekend came in later on in the afternoon.
Abrey would like to remind the public, to refrain from burning when the winds are over 20 kilometres an hour. High winds and dry conditions make it extremely challenging to control and put fires out.
Burning permits are free and can be obtained at the R.M. of Dauphin municipal office.
Currently there is no fire ban in effect.
