QUINCY — Firefighters from Grant County Fire District No. 3 have had a busy few days.

On the evening of Saturday, July 11, a fire along Old Vantage Highway north of Interstate 90 prompted Grant County Sheriff’s Office to issue an evacuation order to climbers and campers in the area.

According to fire officials at Grant County Fire District No. 3, the fire started by the road and was contained at 38 acres. Stations from Grant County Fire District No. 3, as well as crews from Royal Slope and the Bureau of Land Management responded to the fire. Crews were still at the scene on Monday afternoon. Fire officials anticipated crews leaving Monday evening.

The fire was on both private property and Bureau of Land Management lands. A group of structures were threatened, but none was damaged.

Crews from Grant County Fire District No. 3 also responded to the Road 11 fire in Douglas County. They were part of the initial attack that protected homes in Mansfield. The crews returned home Monday morning.

Fire District No. 3 also responded to a small, five-acre fire at Crescent Bar on Wednesday, July 8. That fire is under control.

— Rachal Pinkerton