Show grass and brush fires burn off 2000 acres monday monday afternoon fire fighting equipment eq from the county and city were called into action to put out the fire burning grass and brush in the area south and south west of erda apparently the fire had started about 11 30 a am ra pre surn ably started from sparks from a train the area was burned al most down to the erda highway in one or two places within 14 miles of the highway A crew of forty men helped fight the fire three brush trucks were there two from the county and 1 from the city the county patrol I 1 was used effectively in plowing fire guards no wheat was burned al though in one place the fire burn ed up to one corner of a field of wheat before it was put out it was estimated that 2000 acres of cf land were burned over damage was to the winter range mostly landowners Lar downers affected included the cleggs walters dillards and the smiths to fence posts were burned |