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Warm and dry conditions, coupled with chinook winds, aided two grassfires in Lethbridge on Tuesday. However, as Justin Sibbet reports, one of the fires is now being treated as criminal.

Two grassfires in the Lethbridge coulees were stopped before any major damage or injuries could occur, but crews are concerned about the fire risk posed by encampments in the area. As Justin Sibbet reports, they are asking for help reporting any signs of flames or encampments.

Two grassfires in the Lethbridge coulees were stopped before any major damage or injuries could occur, but crews are concerned about the fire risk posed by encampments in the area. As Justin Sibbet reports, they are asking for help reporting any signs of flames or encampments.

Fireworks shot from a moving vehicle are being investigated as the possible cause of a recent grass fire. Victoria Femia reports.

Diwali celebrations in Edmonton have led to several cases of illegal fireworks over the last few nights. Those fireworks have started grassfires and even one house fire. Jasmine King has more.

Vernon RCMP are investigating whether a suspicious grassfire on Canada Day was sparked by illegal fireworks. Emergency crews responded to the blaze in the area of Bella Vista and Okanagan Hills Boulevard on Tuesday night.

A GoFundMe page has been set up for a woman who was found on the side of the road with burns on her body during the Claresholm wildfires. Jessica Robb has more on how the community is coming together to support this woman as she begins the long road to recovery.

Tue, Apr 12: A family living east of Calgary is trying to pick up the pieces after a grassfire destroyed more than a million dollars of equipment. As Tracy Nagai reports, the family says their warnings to CN Rail were ignored.

An amazing firenado was caught on video in the middle of a grassfire in Oregon.

April 15: Winds gusting as high as 90 km/h at times wreaked havoc on southern Manitoba Wednesday downing trees and power lines, ripping shingles off roofs, whipping up dust, and fanning grassfire flames. Tamara Forlanski reports.

Fireworks celebrations planned for Territory Day in Darwin, Australia resulted in hundreds of grassfires and 27 injuries on Sunday, July 1, 2018.

Six residences were evacuated as fire crews fought two large grassfires near Cayley, Alta. As Josh Ritchie reports, fire wasn’t the only challenge as high winds made containing the blazes an even harder task.

Fri, Oct 26: Global1 captured footage of a grassfire burning east of Calgary on Friday.

The above seasonal conditions have some emergency services on high alert. The warm and dry conditions pose an increased risk of wildfires and grassfires in Alberta. Kabi Moulitharan has more on preventative fire preparations in the middle of winter.

WATCH: Firefighters returned to the scene of a grassfire near Saskatoon today to ensure a controlled burn that got out of hand was properly extinguished. Officials told Global News’ Erik Bay it’s a reminder to be cautious with dry areas throughout the province.

A grassfire burning near Canmore, Alta., has led to the closure of part of the Trans-Canada Highway. According to Canmore Fire Rescue, the eastbound lanes of the highway were closed at Deadman’s Flats as of 5:20 p.m. and by 6:50 p.m., the westbound lanes were also closed.

Multiple crews were called in as winds fanned a grassfire near Airdrie. Michael King reports.

Thu, May 24: Viewer video shows a grassfire burning in the northwest Calgary community of Tuscany. Stoney Trail southbound was closed as crews work to fight the blaze.

Wed, Nov 8: Some Alberta farmers struck by October grassfires estimate losses of more than $100,000 with damage to water wells, fences and other assets that aren’t covered by insurance. Wheatland County east of Calgary is now asking for disaster relief funds from the Alberta government to assist the hard-hit farmers. Gary Bobrovitz has more.

Thu, May 1 : Despite rain and snow in the forecast, grassfires remain a concern. There was frightening evidence of that at a mobile home park. As Jayme Doll reports, the Calgary Fire Department has issued a safety advisory.