Dry weather spawns field fires | DrumhellerMail

Dry weather spawns field fires

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A call came into the Drumheller Fire Department at approximately 4:15 p.m. on Sunday, May 28. A stubble fire had started, roughly 4 km North of the top hill between Munson and Drumheller. Munson Fire as well as Drumheller Fire Department arrived on scene monitor the situation as a scheduled stubble fire was permitted. 

arial map of fire

The location of the fire is pictured above^

20170528 Munson Field Fire TJH 055

The sheer size of the smoke that was overlapping the road as well as enveloping the clear blue sky.

far way blaze