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Family of 6 saves more than a dozen animals, loses home to Brantley County wildfire

Published: April 24, 2026 at 12:18 PM

Anna and Dennis Dudek and their four children managed to save 10 dogs, some lizards and a hermit crab from the Brantley County fire before their home was all but leveled by the blaze.

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