3 grass/brush fires reported

The Parks and Recreation Department tried to put out a grass fire about 200 feet south of Havekost Monument, off the Loop Road, but it got out of hand for their fire extinguisher. Anacortes Fire and Mount Erie fire crews responded and trucked water to the fire scene. The cause of the fire was not determined.

Meanwhile, a short time later, firefighters were called to the scene another grass fire on Patricia Lane, jusat off Heart Lake Road and just north of the Community Forest Lands. The cause of that fire was also unknown.

And, fire crews also responded to a report of smoke in a forested area near the north end of Cap Sante Marina. Anacortes Fire and Mount Erie crews responded, but nothing was visible when they arrived.