Flagstaff volunteer firefighters respond to two out-of-county, out-of-control grass fires
Photo courtesy Kim Cannady
The volunteer fire fighters of many Flagstaff municipalities spent a busy week last week, assisting neighbouring counties in fighting two fast moving wind-fed grass fires.
Regional Fire Chief Kim Cannady says that on May 21 the Castor Fire Department asked for assistance with a fire they were having difficulty controlling.
The departments of Alliance, Galahad, and Forestburg responded to assist the Castor and Coronation Fire Departments.
Cannady says there were two graders and four cats working to build fire guards along the coulees in an attempt to stop the fire before it crossed the Battle River into Flagstaff County.
Read the rest of the story in the May 28, 2013 Edition of The Community Press, on newsstands now!
