Staff report from Alachua County Fire Rescue release
ALACHUA COUNTY, Fla. – Fire crews responded to a brush fire that was threatening a residence this afternoon and saved the home. No injuries were reported.
Just before 3 p.m. on April 19, crews from Alachua County Fire Rescue, Melrose Fire Department, and Windsor Fire Department responded to a fire east of Waldo. Crews found a brush fire spanning two or three acres, with several outbuildings and vehicles already on fire and a residence beginning to catch fire. The crews quickly extinguished the fire encroaching on the residence, saving the home, and then worked to extinguish the brush fire…