An early afternoon and quick response by the Sturgeon Bay Fire Department on Wednesday extinguished a backyard grass fire just south of Institute. Shortly after 1:00 p.m., multiple Sturgeon Bay Fire Department units were dispatched for a grass fire about 20 by 30 feet in size just south of the Sevastopol Town Park east of Highway 57. Traffic on the highway was not impacted, and the fire was quickly contained.

Sturgeon Bay Assistant Fire Chief Ethan Jorns says the grassfire was caused by the property owner burning material in his backyard without a fire ring.

Jorns added that the fairly strong westerly winds pushed the fire to a rock line, allowing firefighters to get ahead of it. The firefighters were on site for about 40 minutes before clearing the scene shortly before 2:00 p.m.