Firefighters battle brush fire at Mittry Lake
Abraham Retana
YUMA COUNTY, Ariz. (KYMA) – Rural Metro says they, along with the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) and Yuma Proving Ground (YPG) battled a brush fire Saturday night.
According to Rural Metro’s post on Facebook, it happened in the area of Grey Water Pond at Mittry Lake at around 10:20 p.m., with Rural Metro saying crews immediately requested BLM for help.
Upon arrival, Rural Metro says crews found a “100x50ft of brush on fire and spreading,” prompting crews to immediately deploy hose lines to get ahead of the fire.
Once the on scene report was confirmed, Rural Metro says BLM sent their crews to help them, and says they requested YPG’s help as well.
Rural Metro says both BLM and YPG arrived to help them, but YPG was there for a short time “before they were cleared by command.”
Rural Metro also says, “Crews remained on scene until they were cleared by BLM” at around 4:30 a.m.
While the fire is not 100% contained, BLM it will be by the end of the day, and says the fire was caused by some teenagers firing fireworks.
Rural Metro then says if anyone is in the area, please use caution and do not drive towards the smoke, and says if anyone has respiratory issues, they are urging them to remain indoors as “smoke and ash can and will be seen in the air.”