Crews quickly douse fire at Riverwalk Golf Club

San Diego Fire-Rescue Department logo Photo credit OnScene TV Golfers at the Riverwalk Golf Club in Mission Valley got a little bit more than golf Sunday morning when a fire broke out on the banks of the San Diego River alongside a hole on the back nine It was a golfer who spotted the smoke and called it in to the San Diego Fire-Rescue Department Two fire engines a brush rig and a battalion chief had to access the small fire in a hard-to-reach location by driving down cart paths and navigating fairways The golfers didn t seem to mind when they had to let firefighters play through according to Jake Crawford who works at the pro shop And the firefighters were never in danger of getting hit by a golf ball Players were communicated to skip the th hole and outcome an automatic par Crawford advised City News Utility All of the other holes are fine A Riverwalk employee heard someone screaming expletives as the smoke began to appear in an area where encampments are located as if it was started accidentally Crawford reported That person was not located It took firefighters less an hour to get the -by- -foot fire under control It broke out just before a m in heavy fuel and grew at a slow rate of speed according to firefighters Play resumed as normal shortly after noon