 Despite recent rainy and wet conditions last week, firefighters from the Minnesota DNR were busy battling a grass fire Sunday afternoon, even though the landscape is greening up. Dry grasses and conditions remain, and that's creating a fuel source for wildfires. Sunday's grass fire was west of Bemidji and was a relatively small one, allowing firefighters to quickly contain it. With the late spring, the wildfire season is lasting slightly longer than normal. Yeah, right now we still have open burning restrictions in place for the Bemidji area, which means that you cannot burn debris for cleanup purposes. Campfires are still allowed though in the Bemidji area. We're probably anticipating restrictions coming off, maybe the end of the week or first part of next week if we get some rain towards the end of the week here. On an average year, the wildfire season usually draws to a close around the Memorial Day holiday weekend. If you enjoyed this segment of Lakeland News, please consider making a tax-deductible contribution to Lakeland PBS.