Area fire departments were busy over the weekend with multiple grass fires getting out of control and needing assistance to be extinguished. Friday through Sunday, area departments helped extinguish 14 grass fires. On Sunday, crews responded to nine fires – two each for Washington, Ainsworth, Riverside and Brighton fire departments, plus one by Wellman Fire Department. One of the fires was reported at 2:40 p.m. in the 3300 block of 146th Boulevard south of Coppock, where CRP was on fire and several buildings were on fire. Lockridge and Fairfield Fire Departments also responded.