Firefighters are still on the scene of a grass fire just beyond the Bearspaw Estates in the Kodiak area of Lochend Rd, monitoring the fire and extinguishing any hot spots.

The fire was reported at 1:45 p.m. today (Sept. 6) and the resources of multiple stations were rapidly deployed, including those of Rocky View Fire Service and Cochrane Fire Service. Not wanting to take any chances, RVC called in a helicopter from the Alberta forestry to dump water on the blaze. Even before it arrived, ground crews worked hard to contain the fire and prevented it from reaching nearby trees and estate homes.

No further details are available at this time.