Hall County Fire Services crews successfully controlled and put out a large scale brush fire Saturday afternoon that threatened several North Hall homes. Fire Services units responded to the call of a grass fire at the 6400 block of Waterscape Ridge in North Hall at 12:36 p.m. But the situation quickly was upgraded to a residential fire when first responders arrived at the scene at 12:48. Fire Services Capt. Zachary Brackett said the fire was started by a campfire that was left unextinguished overnight on the shore of Lake Lanier.
High winds fuel brush fire that damages 2 homes near Lake Lanier
Campfire began blaze that spread quickly off Waterscape Ridge