Fire crews in Baxley say a team effort helped prevent a brush fire from damaging nearby homes over the weekend. While the official cause is still unknown.
City leaders say the community came together Saturday to keep the fire from getting even worse.
Baxley firefighters got the call around 2 p.m. Saturday. It was burning through woods toward Patterson Road.
“A fire that big, and as hot as it is, it dries the fuel out ahead of it and gets even worse with the wind driving it. It can get away from you pretty quick,” Baxley Fire Dept. David Herrin said.
He says the city called for back up from Appling County, Georgia Forestry, and others.
They eventually had 100 firefighters on site. Forestry crews cut breaks to contain the fire and keep it away from dozens of homes and businesses.