Hot, dry weather led to two notable vegetation fires Saturday in Vancouver.
The first call came at 3:37 a.m. to 10000 N.W. Lower River Road, Vancouver. Vancouver Fire Department Capt. Jeff Gaines said the property had a large amount of garbage, some of which burned up in the fire.
The fire was limited to a 75-by-100-foot area, according to Gaines, and went up high enough to burn parts of a few trees. The fire also burned a tarp and singed the back of a garage.
The firefighters put it out using some water from a tank and a water tender, and were at the property until about 6 a.m.
The department was called to a grass fire in the backyard at 1911 W. 27th St., Vancouver, later in the afternoon. There was no structure damage, but a few bushes were burned.
