Jamestown, ND (KCSi-T.V. News) – The Stutsman County Sheriff’s Office Friday afternoon, (Oct 12,2012) reminded county residents that the burn restriction remains in place.

Outdoor burning is not allowed in the county whenever the Fire Danger Index is in the Very High and Extreme categories.

The fine for burning during the burn restriction is up to $1000.

Fire Danger Index information can be found at StutsmanCounty.org or by calling the Stutsman County Dispatch Center at 701-252-1000.

On Saturday afternoon, (Oct 13, 2012) about 3-p.m., the Jamestown Rural Fire Department was called to a a slough west of Cavendish Farms, east of Jamestown, where about 10 acres of cattails were on fire.

Rural firefighters were on the scene about 90- minutes.

The Rural Fire Department went out about 7 p.m. Sunday to fire along Hwy 20 N (in photo).  

With the strong wind and dry conditions, the Jamestown Rural Fire Department was called out to a grass fire Friday afternoon about 1:30-p.m, (Oct 12, 2012) east of Buchanan.

The fire started in a ditch, spread for about half a mile with the likely cause a discarded cigarette.

There was no major property damage reported.

About 2:15 –p.m., Friday, the Kensal Fire Department was call to a corn field fire southwest of Kensal, 3 to 4 miles northwest of the Arrowwood National Wildlife Refuge Headquarters.

Later Friday, he Jamestown Rural Fire Department was dispatched again to a report of a fire south of Eldridge, about 5:45 p.m. in a field about one-quarter of a mile south of the Eldridge I-94 Exit, about five miles west of Jamestown.

The property owners had the fire contained, and the call was cancelled.

photo by Matt Sheppard,  east of Hwy 20 N at 5 mile curve Sunday at 5pm.