High Springs firefighters spent Monday rescuing a puppy trapped in a sinkhole and extinguishing a brush fire near the Springstead neighborhood.

According to a High Springs Fire Department (HSFD) release, HSFD responded to a reported brush fire at 1:37 p.m. in the Springstead neighborhood near NW 142^nd Avenue south of High Springs, along with Alachua County Fire Rescue and Newberry Fire Department.

Firefighters arrived at 1:45 p.m. and found a prescribed burn that had spread beyond control due to gusty winds. The crews brought the fire under control before any homes were threatened. No injuries were reported.

At 3:12 p.m., an HSFD crew was diverted to a second call involving a puppy that had descended into a 40-foot sinkhole. Within 12 minutes, firefighters were able to rescue the unharmed puppy using HSFD’s new light rescue truck, which had gone into service hours earlier.