Press release from High Springs Fire Department
HIGH SPRINGS, Fla. – Just after 3:00 p.m. on the afternoon of Tuesday, February 6, firefighters from High Springs Fire Department, Alachua County Fire Rescue, and Newberry Fire Department were dispatched to the 20600 block of NW 138 th Avenue in unincorporated Alachua County for a reported building fire.
Upon arrival of Alachua County units, firefighters reported a one-acre grass fire that was threatening a mobile home but had not yet caught the home on fire, moving south into a pasture and toward other homes.
Three brush trucks, specialized four-wheel drive trucks designed for fighting grass fires, responded to the scene to extinguish the blaze, while fire engines protected the mobile home that was threatened by the fire.
Multiple deputies from the Alachua County Sheriff’s Office notified neighbors threatened by the fire to evacuate their homes or monitor the situation, based on the fire’s direction of travel.
After 30 minutes of intense firefighting efforts, the fire was contained to approximately three to four acres. Thanks to the quick efforts of homeowners and firefighters, the fire was stopped just a few feet from the home, saving the structure. Two residents were transported to the hospital with minor injuries.