VIDEO: An afternoon fire in Santa Clara Wednesday was quickly extinguished as two fire departments tackled the blaze that endangered several nearby structures. Shortly before 2:30 p.m. a brush fire was reported near the 2900 block of West Crestview Drive in Santa Clara. As firefighters arrived they found an active blaze burning behind several homes, Steve Ikuta, Santa Clara Fire Department public information officer, said. “We have some homes that are in proximity of the fire and the homes were not in danger,” Ikuta said.