The Alliance Volunteer Fire Department, Hemingford Volunteer Fire Department, and Heart of the Hills battled a grass fire eight miles east of Alliance on Otoe Road Monday.

The grass fire that started at 10 acres then grew to a 200 acre fire throughout the day on Monday. The fire started around 9:22am.  According to Alliance Fire Chief Troy Shoemaker, “We had 11 vehicles on scene between Alliance, Hemingford, and Heart of the Hills with 15 firefighters.” The fire was put out around 1:57pm and firefighters returned to their stations.