good eveningi m jeff abell abell and i m karen parkstoday severe winds caused some big problems for firefighters. mostly in anne arundel county where they responded to several brush fires. fires.melinda roeder is live in millersville tonight. where crews have battled the fires all day, melinda.. the unseasonably warm weather has left much of the ground dry. but the bigger problem is the wind. a natural culprit. that s makinggmatters much wors. porse. 50:41 units arrived on scene and found a brush fire. from atop their ladders.39:00 - engine 29 natsfirefighters try to fan out the flames.as smoke. whirls around 01:05:04 - smoky lens47:30 itt just looks black. lotta black. blackness. . but strong winds . 41:36 - good wind hot of leaves. maae it impossible. 53:08 extremely dangerous. to stop the fire from sppeading. one houseeis already lost.47:53 yes. that was a vacant house. meanwhile. 01:04:40 it s crazy out here. ten miles away..01:08:35 it s pretty big, pretty big.
that brought 400 firefighters to the scene. reporter: while the fire is contained fire crews are busy hitting smoldering spots. they are working in a part of the county that s rural and they have to bring in water. there are no fire hydrants in this area. we had to travel five miles to bring in tank trucks in. reporter: many anderson who farms some of the acres charred praises the ann arundel county fire department for saving his home. these are good guys. they were pros. they pushed that fire back on both sides. you can see how it came around my house there. they forced it back around. they will probably burn itself out. they all worked together. they helped me keep what i have. i really appreciate all the help they have done. reporter: fire officials tell us that the smoldering hot spotting could take days to burn out. with the rain coming monday and tuesday that will be welcome eds. in ann arundel county randy locke abc2 news. this is being called one of the