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Lamont County Crews Battle Fires
A large grass fire northwest of Chipman.
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Lamont County Crews Battle Fires
Michelle Pinon - News Advertiser
It was all hands-on deck for firefighters in Lamont County on April 16.
They battled a large grass fire approximately two kilometres north west of the community of Chipman.
Lamont County Regional Fire Chief Shayne Milliken stated, “The call came in around 4:30 pm with reports of a large grass fire that had moved into the trees on a rural property.
The light breeze was enough to push the fire rapidly. All told, it took approximately 20 firefighters from all five of our fire districts to bring the incident under control. Crews left around 10:30 pm.” The fire is still under investigation. Lamont County currently has a fire restriction in place. This prohibits all open air burning and the discharge of fireworks but still allows for camp fires and burn barrels, as long as they are covered with a metal screen.
This fire was burning northeast of Hilliard Saturday afternoon.
(Michelle Pinon/Photo)
Milliken urged residents to, “Use common sense. Discard of smoker’s material appropriately, do not conduct burning during the peak heat of the day, and make sure your burn barrels and fire pits are in good repair.”
The following day crews responded to another fire northeast of Hilliard on Range Road 171 north of Township Road 540 This was a farm yard fire with several exposures, i.e. sheds, power poles, grass, etc. Crews were able to save the primary residence. Fire is still under investigation.
Lamont County Agricultural Fieldman Terry Eleniak directs traffic.
(Michelle Pinon/Photo)
