Firefighters battled a brush fire in White County that burned two outbuildings and threatened a nearby home. According to White County Public Information Officer Bryce Barrett, the fire was reported to 911 at 4:32 p.m. on March 14.
Multiple county units responded to the area of Rattlesnake Hill off Town Creek Road, along with mutual aid from Cleveland and Lumpkin County firefighters.
“Upon arrival, units found one outbuilding fully involved with fire and a second outbuilding partially involved,” says Barrett. “The brush fire had begun to extend toward a nearby wooded area, and Georgia Forestry was requested to assist with containment.”
Lumpkin County provided an additional tanker to shuttle water to the scene.
Barrett says a nearby residence was damaged by the fire.
