 Firefighters in Bemidji were busy over the weekend battling both structure and grass fires. Josh Peterson tells us how this outbreak of fires is not out of the ordinary. It was shortly after midnight Saturday morning when the Bemidji fire department responded to a call of a detached garage pulling engulfed in flames that had caught the neighboring home on fire. The structure, the house, the exposure that was right next door was now on fire as well. So we updated our call response to an all call and had all three of our stations respond to the location. The home located on the 1100 block of Augusta Drive North East still stands today showing extensive damage to the main floor and attic. One of the home's residents was injured as a result of the blaze. Still under investigation, we do have some pretty good ideas on what what may have started the fire definitely started in the garage area. Later that same day, the fire department responded to an unseasonable call on the opposite side of the city. The Bemidji fire department was also busy responding to reports of multiple grass fires over the weekend as a result of fireworks possibly being thrown from a moving vehicle in a short period of time. We had four grass fires in the Bemidji area, mostly all in a straight line over on the on the west side of town. Every one of the fires we were able to find some evidence of fireworks while firefighters work to put out the multiple grass fires along 15th Street. Law enforcement was collecting information from eyewitnesses who may have caught a glimpse at who intentionally set the fires. There were a couple of vehicles that had driven by and my husband had given a description of a vehicle that he thought maybe it could be while it's not uncommon to have this many fires reported. The fire department says in either situation, be smart and play it safe. In Bemidji, Josh Peterson, Lakeland News. Firefighters are on the scene at the structure fire for up to five hours at each of the four grass fires. Pieces of fireworks were found at the scene. If you enjoyed this segment of Lakeland News, please consider making a tax deductible contribution to Lakeland PBS.