Homes were burned, and firefighters were taken to the hospital after a fire on East Canyon Pass, just off South Rose Road in Payne County.The flames roared on Tuesday afternoon. Some of the embers from the fire jumped the road and threatened homes."The wife called and said the place was on fire, and I needed to get home," said Jim Lewis, a witness.| MORE | Crews battling fire that's burned multiple buildings in Payne County, officials sayWhen Lewis got home, he saw the property across from his house burning."It was fully involved. So I got a water hose and started putting out what I could on my side," Lewis said.Lewis didn't have much time. Embers from the blaze started a small grass fire on his own property, too close to home."There was a spot up by the house and another by the end of our pole barn there, that got, uncomfortable," Lewis said.About 50 yards away from the main blaze, on his own front porch, the heat was almost too much."One of these big cedars went up, and I could feel the heat from it. It was too hot to be standing where I was," Lewis said.Payne County Emergency Management said two homes burned in the blaze. One was occupied, but everyone got out fine and the other was a small vacant home.>> Download the KOCO 5 App"We had some firefighters that went down because of heat exhaustion, no one is used to the heat yet; it’s been so cool," said Jeff Kuhn, Payne County Emergency Manager.Kuhn said it is just the beginning of fire season, and it's here a little earlier than usual. Warmer weather mixed with dry conditions and wind is a prime time for fires."Normally the month of March is really our bad month, but this was actually supposed to be the good day this week. So, the next few weeks are actually supposed to be worst," Kuhn said.The cause of the fire is still under investigation, but there were no deaths or major injuries.Top Headlines'My son almost died': Treat family speaks out after crash nearly cost 16-year-old his life'It sounded like a bomb': Florida woman talks about car dropping from overpass onto her SUVOklahoma company has learning experience after reroofing wrong housePolice identify woman who allegedly smashed plates over OKC restaurant's 'endless shrimp' policy