Fire and EMS units responded about 2:38 p.m. to a reported brush fire near a home in the 600 block of Pioneer Road. A neighbor told dispatch the resident was burning items and the fire had spread to a tree near a fence and a shed.
On-scene radio traffic later reported smoke in the backyard and a dead tree smoldering with no visible flames, and crews said the house did not appear to be in jeopardy. A deputy reported an elderly man lying on his back in the backyard who was conscious and breathing and needed medical assistance; deputies were attempting to access the backyard while fire crews investigated and established command.
Emergency crews are tending to an elderly male and extinguishing a smoldering tree. With no structure fire, most units are clearing the scene and returning to stations.
Details are based on live scanner traffic and may change as official information is released.