There is a good chance that no matter where you went in Door County over the weekend, the flashing lights and sirens of a police car, a fire truck, or an ambulance vehicle were not far behind. The Door County Dispatch Center took 400 calls according to the sheriff’s department’s reports with the majority being for traffic stops and 911 follow-ups. Fire departments were busy with seven fire calls, five of which occurred on Friday. The Brussels-Union-Gardner Fire Department bookended the weekend of fire calls with one occurring just before noon on Friday and the other a little after 11 a.m. on Monday. In Friday’s call, firefighters from the BUG and Southern Door Fire Departments tended to a grassfire near Gravel Pit Road, an effort that took about 90 minutes to complete. The blaze started with hot embers from a fire pit igniting some nearby dead leaves, which then eventually spread to some nearby trees. BUG Assistant Fire Chief Jim Wautier says with how dry it has been, you have to be extra cautious.

On Monday, BUG Fire arrived on the scene of another fire on Horseshoe Lane where an outlet melted the plug of a space heater that was connected to the wall but not being used. BUG Assistant Chief Ryan Wery says crews were on the scene for approximately 30 minutes to make sure the fire was completely out after the homeowner was able to put it out ahead of their arrival. Other fire incidents occurred in Gibraltar, Egg Harbor, Sturgeon Bay, and Jacksonport.