Fast firefighting

Richard Byrd/Columbia Basin Herald Firefighters with the Moses Lake Fire Department and Grant County Fire District No. 5 made quick work of a series of small brush fires off of state Route 17, behind the College Apartments, Thursday afternoon. At least three fires were reported on the hill behind the apartment complex about 3:05 p.m., with firefighters reporting they were all under control about 3:30 p.m. An exact cause for the fires was not available before the Columbia Basin Herald’s press time.