A Rockville couple has their yard catch fire due to dry conditions.

Rick and Cheri were home when they noticed  a large amount of smoke coming over the hill.

Their yard caught fire and those flames were headed for their house.

They grabbed a hose and called the fire department.

Disaster was barely avoided.

Their house and nearby woods are ok.

The fir e may have started with a lit cigarette being thrown from a passing car.