(KLZA)-- Fire fighters in southeast Nebraska were kept busy over the weekend battling field fires.

Saturday afternoon at 2 the Humboldt Volunteer Fire Department was called to a stubble and standing bean field fire north of Humboldt at 720 and 637 Roads.

Strong winds pushed the fire rapidly through corn stubble, more beans and finally grass.

In a social media post the Humboldt Volunteer Fire Department thanked the Auburn, Nemaha, Johnson and Stella fire departments for mutual aid in fighting the fire.

They also thanked area farmers who brought disc equipment to help stop the fire.

While still on the scene a call to 638 and 715 roads where a fire started by harvest equipment in a soybean field started. Humboldt and Stella Fire Departments initially responded to the call with the Dawson and Verdon fire fighters also responding. Once again area farmers with tillage equipment helped bring the fire under control.

Several hundred acres were involved in the two fires.

Wildfires that burned through cropland and pasture were also reported in Gage County.

A fire near Holmesville destroyed a farm structure at a rural residence along the north side of Highway 136 approximately five miles east of Beatrice. The same fire burned a power pole causing a power line to fall over part of the Holmesville Road.

Around 200 firefighters from multiple department were involved in battling four fires near Odell, one near Holmesville and a major fire north of Pickrell that involved a combine.

The picutre with this story was posted by the Humboldt Volunteer Fire Department.