The Steinbach Fire Department was called to a grass fire one mile south and one mile east of Friedensfeld Tuesday evening.

Steinbach Assistant Fire Chief Russ Reimer says the call came in shortly after 8:00 P.M.

"We got called to a small grass fire and that is indeed what it was. Maybe 200 feet in the ditch was on fire and someone called that in which is the right thing to do. Even though there is no wind and this probably would have been ok, probably better safe than sorry."

Reimer reminds residents that conditions are very dry and there is a fire ban in place in the RM of Hanover.