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Firefighters Respond To Wheat Field Fire Monday Night Near Bratt
June 17, 2008
The Walnut Hill Volunteer Fire Department responded to a brush fire call on Rigby Road at Still Road near Bratt about 9:30 Monday night.
When they arrived, they found a wheat field being burned by a farmer. The approximately 10 acre fire could been seen from four to five miles away, appearing as a huge glowing area in the sky from that distance.
The fire had almost burned itself out by the time firefighters arrived. The farmer had plowed a line around the previously harvested field to prevent the fire from spreading.
Pictured above: Firefighters on the scene of a wheat field Monday night near Bratt. A residence that was not threatened by the fire can be seen. Pictured below: A fire whirl, also known as a fire tornado or fire devil, begins to form in the field. Note the spinning embers rising several feet into the air over the flames. NorthEscambia.com photos, click to enlarge.
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