ESTEVAN — Estevan fire crews responded to a grass fire on Saturday.
The emergency call came in at about 11:30 a.m. from a property southwest of the city.
Firefighters responded and confirmed that there was an active fire burning in a small area in a yard.
"Crews were able to quickly extinguish the fire, so there was just some minor property damage in the yard. One person on scene was assessed by EMS. No injuries that I'm aware of, I think they were just fatigued from the situation," said Estevan Fire Chief Rick Davies. "Sounds like the fire got away from a burn barrel."
Crews were on scene for about an hour.
While there were no fire bans in effect in the Estevan area as of Monday, southern and central Saskatchewan had an extreme fire risk on the weather index. Davies noted that residents should be very careful if doing anything that may result in a fire.
"People should begin to be a lot more cautious. It is fairly dry. We've been in the extreme for quite a while for our potential for fires. The southeast corner is up there," Davies said.
