A fire that burns the low-growing vegetation in an area of open countryside.
a campfire lit in unsuitable conditions sparked a major scrub fire
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A firebug has been at work in the district, setting a string of scrub fires.
The sounds of Lyttelton could be heard clearly—including the call out for a fire engine attending a scrub fire.
In Central Australia travellers were warned to be wary of smoke hazards on highways as grass and scrub fires continued to burn.
We've had burglaries and little scrub fires caused by kids being silly and lighting things.
Temperatures are expected to range from 27 C to 32 C this week as a large high sits over the tinder-dry area which has been plagued by scrub fires this month.
At 4.40 pm firefighters were called to a scrub fire in Snells beach, where five fire trucks worked on the blaze.
Firefighters were called to a large scrub fire on about 1pm yesterday.
It is a very pleasant warm wind, however it fans the local scrub fires which are deliberately lit to encourage the growth of new grass.
Fire crews will continue dampening down a large scrub fire which is smouldering north of Auckland.
Scrub fires have the potential to turn into a massive blaze.
Firefighters are battling steep terrain and limited water supplies to contain a large scrub fire near a pine forest.