After more than a month of heavy rain and mild temperatures, a heat wave descended on Cedar Creek Lake the week of June 5, 2016.
The temperatures climbed into the 90s, baking the grass and the ground that grows it. Several grass fires erupted on the shoulder of SH 274 just outside of Seven Points on June 6, fogging the road with smoke before the Seven Points Volunteer Fire Department extinguished the blazes.
Residents of Cedar Creek Lake and visitors to the area will need to be careful not to inadvertently start grass fires when they smoke and cook out.
Everyone should also remember to watch the heat, wearing light-colored clothing, limiting activities outdoors in the heat of the day and drinking lots of non-alcoholic beverages such as water.
It is also important to make sure pets are protected from the heat and provided with plenty of fresh water.
It's summer, and there will be many long days of blazing sun and scorching temperatures ahead.
