Multiple fire agencies responded to a wildland fire in Southwest Alachua County on Wednesday afternoon and extinguished a blaze that involved a barn containing hay.
According to an Alachua County Fire Rescue (ACFR) release, units from ACFR, Newberry Fire Rescue and the Florida Forest Service responded at 4 p.m. to a fast-moving wildland fire burning 5 to 6 acres and included a fully involved barn that contained a large amount of hay.
The wildland fire was contained using brush trucks, tractor plows and support from a forestry airplane. The personnel stopped the fire from spreading to additional structures and no people or animals were injured.
ACFR reminds residents to follow all burn regulations when burning yard debris and also to comply with any active burn bans. Alachua County issued a burn ban that started on Tuesday and is in effect through Nov. 25.
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I bet the cause of the “wildland fire”, whatever tf that means, will never be disclosed or reported. The images show the affected area being a barn, and a field (with odd patches of un-burned grass) within the confines of a fenced area. Then the authorities stress the public to follow burn regulations…are they saying this fire was started by a landowner who DIDN’T follow burn regulations? By calling it a “wildland fire” it can be used in “climate change” statistics, rather than being truthful and calling it an accidental fire started by the landowner who was not following burn regulations.