DUNEDIN, Fla. - Dunedin Fire Rescue said a fast-moving fire sparked on Tuesday at a home on San Mateo Drive, surrounded by thick vegetation.

What we know:

When Steve Korossy, the president of the Dunedin Highlanders amateur football team, and his daughter, Kristen, happened to drive by, they saw smoke and flames. They immediately called 911 and tried to help the elderly man inside.

They even tried guiding the man toward the door but waited for firefighters as conditions worsened. Kristen was able to find and saves the man’s senior dog behind the home.

Firefighters Makayla Bowers and AJ Gonzales were the first to arrive, not on a fire engine, but in a medic unit equipped only with a three-gallon water can. Despite the limited resources, they put on their gear, went inside the burnin

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