Crews were quickly able to extinguish a small grass fire on Monday, May 27. (Brady Bateman/paNOW Staff)

By paNOW Staff

Grass Fire

Prince Albert Fire Department responds to grass fire

May 27, 2019 | 5:06 PM

Members of the Prince Albert Fire Department (PAFD) responded to a small grass fire on the north side of Diefenbaker Bridge at 2 p.m. Monday.

Crews were able to quickly extinguish the fire, and no damage was reported.

Deputy Fire Chief Alex Paul told paNOW about the incident.

“It was a small grass fire which took place in the ditch, still within city limits. We’ve had a number of grass fires this season already and I would say we are nearing the end of our grass fire season within the city limits because everything is starting to green up,” Paul said.

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“People need to be cautious when they’re driving, avoiding throwing things like cigarettes out of windows because that can potentially be a cause of grass fires like this.”

Paul added with high temperatures on the horizon for this upcoming week, residents should take extra precautions to help prevent fires.

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