June 16, 2023 4:00 a.m.

Thursday afternoon crews from Douglas County Fire District No. 2 and Winston-Dillard Fire District responded to a report of a field on fire near Little Valley Road in the Green District.

A District No. 2 release said at about 12:20 p.m. multiple callers said the fire was in a grass field and moving up the hill.

The first arriving crew confirmed the initial reports and found that a riding lawn mower was also on fire. Firefighters made an aggressive attack and kept the fire to approximately one acre in size.

The release said the fire was started by the mowing of dried grass by the property caretaker.

District No. 2 and Winston-Dillard Fire District were assisted by the Douglas Forest Protective Association and the Douglas County Sheriffs Office.