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Quick Knock in Southern Manatee Fire District
December 23, 2025 | FLORIDA
WILLIE CIRONE, Senior Correspondent

Photo by CIRONE PHOTOSChecking for hot spots.

Photo by CIRONE PHOTOSThe yard was cluttered with debris.

Photo by CIRONE PHOTOSOverhaul.
This article is a direct street report from our correspondent and has not been edited by the 1st Responder newsroom.
BRADENTON, FL - Southern Manatee Fire was dispatched to a report of a fire on 28th Ave., December 23, 2025. On arrival, they found a fully involved mobile home. This fire was directly behind a structure fire they had a few months prior. The fire was located on a narrow dead-end road with limited access. Firefighters were hampered by debris in the yard. The City of Bradenton assisted with this incident.