Williams Lake Fire Department responds to wildfires in Dairy Fields

Two days in a row the Williams Lake Fire Department extinguished fires in the area known as the Dairy Fields off the end of Midnight Drive. 

On Thursday, Aug 15 at 1 p.m. members were dispatched for reports of smoke in the area. 

"Our first responding officer was able to find a route to it," said Assistant Chief Cory Boyd.

Once the responding officer was on scene, the officer confirmed there was a 100 feet x 20 feet wildfire burning there. 

Boyd said an engine, tender, and duty trucks attended with a total of 12 firefighters and remained on scene for 40 minutes.

"It is suspected to be human caused," he noted. 

On Friday, Aug. 16 at 2:30 p.m. the WLFD was dispatched to the same area for another report of smoke. 

This time a 100 feet by 100 feet wildland fire was burning close to the previous day's fire. 

Ten firefighters responded with an engine, tender, two duty trucks, and were on scene for one hour. 

"The exact cause of this fire is undetermined," Boyd said. 

On Wednesday, Aug. 13, the WLFD responded to a grass fire on Anderson Road that was stopped from spreading further. 

That fire was only about 20 feet by 20 feet.