Bucket Brigade Douses Fire in Silver Star Foothills

Just before 1:30 p.m. Tuesday afternoon, reports of a grass fire came in from the Silver Star foothills.

BX Swan Lake Fire Rescue responded to a rural property in the 5900 block of Ranch Road, where they found residents had already knocked down much of the blaze, estimated at about 200 square metres, using a classic “bucket brigade.”

A bucket brigade is an old-fashioned firefighting method in which people form a line to pass buckets of water from a source to the fire, working quickly together to contain the flames.

Fire crews completed the job the residents had started, ensuring the area was fully extinguished.

BX Tender enters private property, location of grass fire

No structural damage or injuries were reported.