A weekend fire in Sister Bay reminds you of some things you must do to stay safe while cleaning up your yard. The Sister Bay/Liberty Grove Fire Department was paged to Highview Road in the village just before noon on Sunday. A riding lawn mower caught fire after its owners mulched leaves on the property. The firefighters on the scene used between 50 and 100 gallons of water to put out the fire, and they were able to leave in about 30 minutes. Lieutenant Jim Appel says it is likely the heat from the lawnmower's engine caused the leftover leaves underneath to ignite. He added that it is essential for owners who use lawnmowers for their yard cleanup to watch the depth of the leaves they are going over and to clean the mower’s deck of residual leaves to prevent possible fires from occurring. There were no injuries as a result of the fire.
