By Chris Docter
At approximately 12:30 p.m. on Wednesday, August 25, the Martin Volunteer Fire Department was dispatched to a grass fire at Allen.
Although the fire danger was low, the fire burned well and at times the flames reached 4-5 feet in length.
Multiple other departments responded to the fire as well including Pine Ridge, which currently has several supplemental fire fighters and grass trucks contracted for extra support this fire season.
The Incident Commander, Nathan McMillin, one of the contracted fighters, is a former Bennett County resident and Martin Fire Fighter.
A single engine air tanker (SEAT) came in to drop fire retardant on the fire twice which helped quell the flames.
No one was officially evacuated though locals were warned to stay vigilant as the fire was suppressed. There were no structures reported lost in the incident. A total of 142 acres were burned in the fire. The cause of the fire is unknown.