A fire needs three things to survive: fuel (like weeds or dry grass), oxygen and a heat source. A lot of grass fires are preventable.

We are here to provide a service, but the more we run the more it costs taxpayers.

You should burn very cautiously. If you're burning your trash off, for example in a 55-gallon drum, the big thing is to keep a screen over it and watch for any embers that pop out.

It's not just luck. The homeowners, farmers and ranchers are doing what they're supposed to do.

We are worried because there is an abundance of fuel and wind and heat.

The problem with doing a wild animal is it needs a sling, but you can't with a wild animal because he would just tear it off there.