It is no mystery the weather over the last month has been hotter than many Western Washingtonians are used to.

And the hot, dry weather didn’t take a break on July 4.

While a number of people flocked to various city-run firework shows, there were still plenty of residents setting off their own.

On Saturday alone, Maple Valley Fire & Life Safety firefighters responded to 15 brush fires.

This is up from last year, Fire Marshal Scott Webster said.

Last year, Maple Valley only had one fire related call on the Fourth of July.

An approximately 5-acre fire broke out at the Elk Run Golf Course.

Maple Valley along with Kent Fire and Mountain View Fire & Rescue contained the fire within two hours.

Crews remained on scene for seven hours to extinguish hot spots.

Firefighters continue to return to the spot of the fire to extinguish hot spots.

There were no injuries and the cause remains under investigation but is believed to be from fireworks.

The Kent Regional Fire Authority also responded to a number of calls over the holiday weekend.

From 8 a.m. July 4 until 8 a.m. July 5, Kent Fire received 197 total calls.

Eighty one of those calls were fire related including brush, structure, vegetation, grass, etc.