Summerland fire crews hustled hard to contain a one-hectare grass fire in the Garnet Valley area overnight.
On Monday evening shortly after 9 p.m., the local fire department was called out to a reported grass fire that was moving quickly in the area of a local gun range.
Rob Robinson, fire chief, said there were swirling winds that was making the fire advance both north and south, so teams were deployed on both flanks.
They knew there was a house in the area where one of the flanks was advancing, so fast action was paramount.
"Crews got on it quickly which was amazing, they hustled up some hills, some pretty tough terrain,” Robinson said.
In total, 17 fire crew members attended, supported by a bush truck, water tender, engine and two command vehicles. More than 3,000 feet of hose was deployed to suppress the fire.
Robinson said it took about an hour to knock down the fire initially but then mop up continued for three or four hours through the night to be sure the fire was completely done.
Today, Robinson and his team are looking into possible causes, though he believes it was likely human-caused, probably accidental.
"Be careful in the back country. Use common sense," Robinson said.
"Obviously there's a camp fire ban on so we shouldn't we shouldn't be using anything that starts fire."
Summerland fire crews work fast to douse fast-moving fire - Castanet.net
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