Firefighters stop brush fire just a few feet from home

Press release from High Springs Fire Department

HIGH SPRINGS, Fla. – Just after 3:00 p.m. this afternoon, High Springs firefighters were dispatched to the area of NW 142nd Avenue and NW 268th Street in High Springs’ Oak Meadows neighborhood for a reported brush fire.

Upon arrival, High Springs Engine 29 reported a one-acre, fast-moving brush fire with multiple structures threatened. Fighting a southerly wind that blew the fire north toward a mobile home, Engine 29 set up structural protection to prevent the fire from consuming the home, while Brush 29 worked the main grass fire. Additional resources from the Newberry Fire Department and Alachua County Fire Rescue were requested to aid in the blaze.

Thanks to the quick efforts of firefighters, the fire was stopped less than ten feet from a mobile home, saving the structure and its two housebound residents. The fire is believed to have originated from a legally-sized outdoor burn pile that spread beyond the fire pit.

The High Springs Fire Department reminds you to exercise extreme caution when burning outside. Pay attention to weather conditions and have a water source nearby. Burn piles must be 8 feet in diameter or less, 25 feet from your home, 25 feet from any wildlands or brush, 50 feet from a public road, and 150 feet from other occupied buildings. To learn more about burning outdoors in Florida, visit FloridaForestService.com

  • Razor close! Turn the dirt, plant grass seed for spring. Grateful no one was injured.

  • People who do controlled burns routinely get that kind of crisp edge (unless they don’t ;>)

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