. >>> chris fraser said the same area was hit in 2008. and he knew the low humidity and gusty winds were a recipe for disaster. >> what happened? >> i don't know. i receive ed a phone call this afternoon from a friend and they said your house is on fire. >>> this is terry shaw's house. his is one of four homes damaged by the fire. tonight we got close enough to his house to see smoke still billowing from the backyard. he tell us, he bought the home when his family was start ing a new life. >> i was a single dad retired from the air force. my boy and i came here. and this was our house. >>> tonight, fire screws are like this one we spotted right across the street. you can see neighbors are keeping their garden hoses plugged in ready to fight fire. but everyone seems to feel the worst is over for this area, that most people here dodged a fiery bullet. >> thank god we were able to catch it in time. >> reporter: florida power and light crews are also out here. they are replacing utility polls burned down. and then it's the hot spots that keep