Press release from High Springs Fire Department
HIGH SPRINGS, Fla. – At 2:09 p.m. on Sunday, November 16, firefighters from High Springs, Newberry, Alachua County, and the Florida Forest Service were dispatched to 24715 NW 94th Avenue in unincorporated Alachua County for a reported brush fire.
At 2:18 p.m., High Springs Firefighters arrived on-scene and reported a grass fire with multiple structures threatened. The first arriving brush trucks began extinguishing the grass fire, while fire engines quickly moved to protect threatened homes. “Fast, inter-departmental communication and coordination saved this fire from spreading to nearby structures and vehicles,” said Alachua County Fire Rescue Battalion Chief Drew Dabney…