Quesnel firefighters respond to Easter Sunday grassfire

Firefighters team up to target the same hotspot while responding to a grassfire on the Quesnel-Hydraulic Road. (Cassidy Dankochik Photo - Quesnel Cariboo Observer)Firefighters team up to target the same hotspot while responding to a grassfire on the Quesnel-Hydraulic Road. (Cassidy Dankochik Photo - Quesnel Cariboo Observer)
A Firefighter braces himself along a steep hill while spraying water. (Cassidy Dankochik Photo - Quesnel Cariboo Observer)A Firefighter braces himself along a steep hill while spraying water. (Cassidy Dankochik Photo - Quesnel Cariboo Observer)
Small hotspots of fire were distributed throughout a residential property facing the Quesnel-Hydraulic Road. (Cassidy Dankochik Photo - Quesnel Cariboo Observer)Small hotspots of fire were distributed throughout a residential property facing the Quesnel-Hydraulic Road. (Cassidy Dankochik Photo - Quesnel Cariboo Observer)

The Quesnel Fire Department was kept busy on Easter Sunday, April 17.

Firefighters were called to the scene of a small wildfire just before 3 p.m. along a residential property on Quesnel-Hydraulic Road. The fire was on a piece of land a few miles past the Dragon Lake boat launch.

At least four trucks responded to the blaze, with firefighters working to extinguish small patches of fire across the area. The cause of the fire is unknown.

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