Jamestown, ND (KCSi-T.V. News May 13, 2013) — Dry conditions continue to lead to fires in Jamestown and Stutsman County, Sunday.

At about 2-p.m., a small area of the northerly river bank in Jamestown burned

The grass fire happened around 2 p.m. in the 1400 block of 9th Avenue Southeast, where the avenue deadends at the river.

Jamestown City Fire Chief Jim Reuther sayes the cause of the fire was undetermined.

20 fire fighters were on scene with four units for 20 minutes.

 

Also Sunday, the Jamestown Rural Fire Department was called out about 3:30 p.m. to a controlled burn near Elks park near Jamestown Reservoir.

Assistant Fire Chief Brian Paulson says no further action was taken as the property owner at the burn site was supervising the burn.

The Rural Fire Department was called to a fire out in a field east of Eldridge, just after 7-p.m., Sunday, where a fire was caused by a farmer discing a field.

The Rural Fire Department had 10 firefighters and five units at the scene for about 1 1/2 hours. No injuries were reported.

Reported Sunday….

KCSI TV – May 12, 1013 – The Jamestown Fire Department was called out around 2pm Sunday afternoon to a grass fire along the northerly bank of the James River in the 1400 block of 9th Av SE, where the avenue deadends at the river.

The fire was quickly extinguished.  No further information was available.

CSi Photos by Matt Sheppard.