High Springs Firefighters Save Home from Fire

HIGH SPRINGS, FLA. – Just after 3 p.m. on Saturday, Dec. 9, 2023, High Springs firefighters were dispatched to the area of N.W. 142^nd Avenue and NW 268^th 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, blowing 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 cause of the fire is believed to have come 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

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