Firefighters were kept busy in recent days as the region sweltered through high temperatures and strong northerly winds.


Large fires at Lucindale burned through grassland on Sunday and Monday, with CFS ground crews supported by aerial water bombers, while another fire was also reported at Padthaway.


Meanwhile, multiple water bombers and ground units quickly brought a grass fire under control near Tantanoola on Friday morning.


The prompt action meant that only a few acres of grass and bracken were blackened.


The emergency services were notified of the blaze at Duckhole Flat Road at German Flat just before 11am.


Two fixed wing water bombers and a Black Hawk helicopter water bomber were despatched from Mount Gambier along with two spotter helicopters carrying an observer and an air attack supervisor.


The newly-formed Woakwine CFS group sent three of its fire appliances to the scene with one each from the Mount Gambier and Kingsley CFS Groups.


A number of private farm firefighting units were also present.


Police were in attendance and determined there were no suspicious circumstances.


According to the CFS, the German Flat fire was caused from a spark generated by a grass slasher.


On the previous day at 2.15pm, there was a much smaller grass fire midway between Snuggery and Millicent.


Woakwine CFS Group Officer Chris Mathias said only a few hundred square metres of grass were burnt with both ground and aerial crews again mobilised.


Mr Mathias said it was now a challenging time for firefighters as rising temperatures impacted vegetation.


“It might look green but the conditions are very dry,” he said.