<p>Timberlake's Byron Burrow, left, and Bill Wright tend to a 4-acre grass fire west of Silverwood Theme Park and north of Brunner Road on Friday morning. Homeowner Arlain Hickman said he had just started a controlled grass fire when the wind picked up and spread quickly, signifying how dry this winter has been. Three nearby homes were spared. Firefighters urge residents to use extreme caution when burning slash piles this spring.</p>
March 7, 2015
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March 7, 2015 8 p.m.
Athol ablaze
Firefighters battle two fires, breezy conditions
ATHOL - Dry and breezy conditions Friday and a homeowner torching weeds accidentally set in motion a fast-moving wildland fire that burned roughly 50 acres.