Dry conditions — and some possible human carelessness — are to blame for several brush fires over the weekend.<\/p>\n
Capital City Fire\/Rescue was called to a brush fire near the Douglas Breeze In at about 3:45 p.m. Saturday, Assistant Fire Chief Tod Chambers said in a press release. Firefighters found a grass fire on the embankment that had been ignited by a campfire, Chambers said. The 40- by 80-foot fire was extinguished, he said.<\/p>\n
On Sunday, firefighters were dispatched at 4:43 p.m. to a report of a column of smoke one mile south of the airport in the Mendenhall wetlands, said Assistant Fire Chief Ed Quinto.<\/p>\n
“It was about a mile from the entrance to the Airport Dike Trail,” Quinto said. “The fire was about a half-acres with small active flames.”<\/p>\n
The fire, which was in dry grass and brush, was on a small island surrounded by water with no buildings nearby; it was turned over to the U.S. Forest Service and was burning itself out, Quinto said. He did not have a cause for the fire.<\/p>\n
Both Quinto and Chambers urged residents to be mindful of the dry conditions and use caution with campfires, since even the smallest spark can ignite dry fuel.<\/p>\n
“Think small,” Quinto said.<\/p>\n
Contact reporter Liz Kellar at 523-2246 or liz.kellar@juneauempire.com.<\/b><\/p>\n
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