Large grass fire - 11th Street West and Fairlight Drive

At approximately 1:55 this afternoon, the Saskatoon Fire Department received an emergency transmission over the radio from a Saskatoon Transit operator reporting a large grass fire in the area of 11th Street West and Fairlight Drive. 

One brush truck and one water tanker were immediately dispatched for response.

The first responding fire crew arrived in just over three minutes and observed a rapidly spreading grass fire that had extended towards nearby trees. The request for additional fire crews to attend was made; two fire engines and one battalion chief were dispatched to the scene to support firefighting efforts.

The Saskatoon Police Service was on scene facilitating traffic flow through the area; Fairlight Drive was closed to traffic while fire crews worked to control, contain, and extinguish the fire and any remaining hot spots.

There were no injuries reported as a result of this incident.