August 18, 2020 4:10 a.m.

Crews from the Douglas Forest Protective Association and the Winston-Dillard Fire Department responded to a natural cover fire Monday afternoon located six miles southwest of Winston in the Kent Creek area.

Kyle Reed of DFPA said the first engine arrived on the scene of the Kent Creek Fire shortly before 5:00 p.m. and reported a quarter acre fire burning in a stand of young trees with several small fires burning in a recently logged unit downhill from the main fire. Reed said due to the potential for large fire growth, a second helicopter was requested to respond to the incident.

Ground resources, including engine crews and a bull dozer worked to construct fire lines and install hose lays around the perimeter of both the main fire and the spot fires while two helicopters dumped buckets of water on the fire to keep it in check. Reed said at approximately 6:00 p.m. the incident commander reported that the forward spread of the Kent Creek Fire had been stopped. Crews shifted their efforts to securing control lines and mopping up the fire. Firefighters remained on the scene overnight.

Reed said the fire burned approximately two acres of wildland fuels. No homes were threatened by the fire. The cause of the Kent Creek Fire is under investigation. Anyone with information regarding the fire is asked to contract DFPA or the Douglas County Sheriff’s Office.