The Windermere Fire department extinguished a small grass fire this morning in the Westroc Mine Road area.
“A recreationalist out for a bike ride noticed the fire and called it in,” says Columbia Valley Rural Fire and Rescue Deputy Chief Jon Tames.
“This early detection was key to our crew being able to get it quickly actioned and extinguished.”
The department hasn’t determined the cause.
Six firefighters and three pieces of apparatus responded to the fire, which was 20 feet by 20 feet.
“This is a good reminder that even though it is still early in the season, conditions are dry,” Tames added.
There are currently three active wildfires in the East Kootenay but all three are considered under control.
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