At 1538, Box 1-5 sent Squad 8 and Tower 1 to S. 13th and Paxton Streets for a brush fire. Calls reported a brush fire, approximately 50x25 in size, along the railroad tracks. Squad 8 arrived with a brush along the embankment of the tracks and requested that Norfolk Southern to shut down traffic in the area. Wagon 4 special called to the scene, connected to a hydrant at the S. 13th Street overpass, and dropped a 3 inch line with a gated wye down to the members below. Wagon 4 also used the deck gun to knock down hot spots. Companies were out for about an hour.