Early on during fire season can be the busiest for firefighters

As things start to dry out, people have yet to adjust their habits and practice extra care.

Firewatch on josephine county.

Rural metro fire shared this video of the fire.

It happened in the woods near highland avenue and donaldson road in merlin yesterday.

No buildings were ever threatened.

The fire grew to about an acre and a half.

Rural metro says the cause is under investigation.

They believe it may be related to an abandoned transient camp.

Anyone with information is asked to call o-d-f.

Rural metro says the fire appeared to have been burning for a couple of days.r.

Lack of rain and recent warm weather is creating a greater risk of fires.

Austin prince is the rural metro fire chief.

He says any use of fires- such as campfires and open burns, need to be done with caution.

"the more days like this that we are having, we are getting farther and farther away from those moist times of the year, but for right now the activity hasn't changed at this point for us."

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