Area fire departments are getting their work in this week as fire danger levels remain high due to dry conditions. The Washington Island Fire Department was dispatched to Range Line Road just before 10 a.m. for a brush fire that reportedly got a little out of control. At approximately 12:50 p.m., the Sister Bay/Liberty Grove Fire Department responded to a fire near Beechwood Road. There a homeowner disposed of ashes from a fireplace out in the woods before they were completely out. It took approximately 30 minutes for the department to put out the fire that burned approximately two acres of land but caused no other damage or injuries. Fire Chief Chris Hecht says it got drier quicker this year and people need to exercise extra caution.

There was a third fire call in the town of Gardner at approximately 5:30 p.m., but Brussels-Union-Gardner Fire Chief Curt Vandertie says no crews were dispatched as it was a control burn with a valid permit. The Ephraim Fire Department took advantage of the conditions to conduct their own grass fire practice while the Gibraltar Fire Department fought a brush fire earlier this week.