Lake Kissimmee, the third-largest lake in Florida, is a hidden gem spanning 35,000 acres of pristine waters and diverse ecosystems, and it is also a favorite outdoor paradise of Samantha Brown.

Sherman Bishop vividly remembers time spent as a boy fishing from a johnboat with his uncle in Lake Marion – a 3,000-acre pearl located only a few miles northwest of Lake Kissimmee in central Florida.

CREWS WERE CALLED IN FROM POLK COUNTY, LAKE COUNTY AND KISSIMMEE. THEY WERE ABLE TO GET THE FIRE UNDER CONTROL BEFORE 530. GIVEN THE MATERIALS INSIDE TIRES. THE SITUATION COULD HAVE BEEN A LOT WORSE.