![Lakeland fire department extinguishes 10 acre and 20 grass acre fires over past two days Lakeland fire department extinguishes 10 acre and 20 grass acre fires over past two days](https://paherald.sk.ca/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/Lakeland-Grass-Fire-768x1024.jpg)
Lakeland and District Fire Department extinguished a pair of grass fires near Paddockwood over the past two days.
The first occurred roughly two kilometres west of the community on May 6 at around 12:46 a.m. Firefighters arrived to find a 10 acre fire burning around several structures, one of which sustained minor damage.
The second occurred southeast of Paddockwood at around 9:03 p.m. on May 7. Fire crews arrived to find a 20 acre fire that originally started as a controlled burn.
The fire department extinguished both fires with 16 member crews.