Calgary fire crews douse grassfire size of football field near Parkland

Calgary fire crews responded to a grass fire that took wind south of the Calgary Parkland community Saturday evening.

District 6 Fire Chief, Dan Sowerby says it happened on Saturday at around 7 p.m.

He says the grass fire was about the size of a football field.

“So, fortunately, this was a tricky fire, because of the terrain [and] getting access down into the park,” Sowerby told CityNews. “With the wind conditions we have, high winds tonight moved the fire quite quickly.”

“But fortunately, we had a lot of rain in the last few days, and that made it a lot easier on firefighters.”

He also says that although the fire was in a hard area to reach, the Calgary Fire Department has specialized equipment to deal with any situation.

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