Oliver firefighters were called to extinguish a compost fire at Sagebrush Nursery on Island Road on Friday morning. The call came in as a compost fire adjacent to a tractor. Firefighters were on scene within minutes with three trucks, but there was no smoke. Only one hose was needed to wet the compost pile and the tractor. The fire didn’t spread, and no damage was reported. People are advised that compost piles can get very hot in this weather.
Firefighters called to burning compost
