Firefighters Battle Bratt Brush Fire That Threatens Homes And Church

October 19, 2010

Firefighters battled a brush fire in Bratt Tuesday afternoon that was threatening a church and a couple of homes.

The fire was reported to be contained at 5:10 p.m.

The fire, just west of the Bratt Assembly of God on West Highway 4, was reported about 4:30. The brush fire was located in an area of heavy overgrowth and was approaching the church and its propane tank when the first firefighters arrived on scene.

Firefighters from Walnut Hill, McDavid, Century and Molino worked to keep the fire away from the church and homes. They had a difficult time accessing the fire due to fences and heavy brush. A tractor from the Florida Department of Forestry arrived about 5:20 to to assist in containing the blaze.

The fire was estimated to be about three acres in size.

Pictured top: Firefighters work to stop a brush fire moving toward the Bratt Assembly of God Monday afternoon. Pictured inset: A firefighter cools a propane tank in the yard of a neighboring home. Pictured below: Smoke can be seen rising from a brushy area behind the church. NorthEscambia.com photo, click to enlarge.


Comments

3 Responses to “Firefighters Battle Bratt Brush Fire That Threatens Homes And Church”

  1. Cindy Callahan on October 22nd, 2010 4:36 pm

    Wow, hats off to the guys who reported the fire! Quite the heroes!

  2. JUSTSAyiNG. on October 20th, 2010 9:41 am

    There’s been a lot of fires lately or maybe it just seems that way because you have been posting them on here, i don’t know :/

  3. Bob on October 20th, 2010 8:44 am

    I’m sure of one thing,if we had code enforcement this adjoining property would be labeled unfit for human habitation.

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