Fire conditions in Southwest Florida have been in the extreme to high range since Tuesday, according to the Florida Forestry Service fire danger index. Collier Co. brush fires at 4,000 acres, 0% containment; new evacuations ordered as fire jumps I-75 Published: May 13, 2020 2:59 PM EDT Updated: May 15, 2020 1:25 PM EDT Copyright 2020 by WPLG Local10.com - All rights reserved.The Emmy Award-winning journalist joined the Local 10 News team in 2013. "In general, over the next few days, we expect thunderstorm chances to increase across South Florida as that dome of high pressure weakens a bit," Erdman said. “We expect this to be an active operation for days to come. THE EVERGLADES, FLA. (WSVN) - A large brush fire is burning in the Everglades, sending smoke into parts of Miami-Dade County.The smell of smoke on Krome Avenue and Kendall Drive is intense, and the Florida Forest Service worries with more gusty winds, that smell could get worse, and the fire could spread even farther.The massive brushfire has already burned 1,100 acres of South Florida scrubland, mostly inside Everglades National Park, but being split being state federal lands.The Florida Forest Service confirmed 80% of the fire on the state side has been contained.They also know it was human-caused, but are still investigating exactly what happened.It’s still an active scene, though, as huge amounts smoke are still pumping into the sky, which are now heading eastward into populated parts of Miami-Dade county and even into parts of Broward county.Michael Gue, an Everglades National Park firefighter said, “Pretty intense. The fires began in Golden Gate Estates around 2 p.m. Wednesday and have since separated into about six different brush fires because of the spread of embers or flames, said Kingman Schuldt, chief of the Greater Naples Fire Rescue District.

There is sufficient material and sufficient weather conditions for the fires to drive themselves, which is concerning for the Florida Forest Service, Avni said. The sheriff’s office is working with displaced residents and sheltering them at Max Hasse Community Park on Golden Gate Boulevard or at the Golden Gate Community Center at Golden Gate Parkway, Schuldt said. “Our concern is the northwesterly winds moving towards the community to the east,” said Scott Peterich, a Florida Forest Service local wildfire mitigation specialist.The Florida Forest Service responded to the area near U.S. Highway 27 and mile marker 30. As of Thursday night, about 50% of the brush fire had been contained. Smoke can also worsen asthma, and chronic lung or heart conditions and dust generated from increased wildfire response activity on dirt roads may also worsen these conditions, according to the health department. A brush fire called the Sawgrass Fire continued to rage through the Everglades on the edge of western Broward County throughout much of Tuesday but a … The Florida Forest Service did not have information on the cause of the fire and had two units on scene with others on their way as of Wednesday afternoon, Avni said. Three other brush fires burned in the area of Everglades Boulevard South and 22nd Avenue Southeast, east of Keane Avenue and adjacent to Interstate 75 several miles south of Everglades Boulevard and 36th Avenue Southeast, Schuldt said. News Release Date: April 20, 2020 Contact: General Park Information, 305-242-7700 Contact: Media Contacts, 786-610-8023 Homestead, Fla. – On April 19, the Sunday Afternoon Fire was discovered just south and east of the Everglades National Park boundary north of SW 112 Street and west of the L31 N Canal Road in the Fire Mutual Response Zone (MRZ), co-managed with the Florida Forest Service. Chopper4 was over the fire, which is located about five miles west of US-27 and more than a mile north of I-75. Crews worked to contain four brush fires totaling about 400 acres and threatening 30 homes in the Estates.Jon Austria/Naples Daily News USA TODAY NETWORK - FLORIDAA brush fire in Golden Gate Estates is seen from Frangipani Avenue and 10th Street Southeast. Here's the latest. She wrote for the Miami Herald for more than 9 years and won a Green Eyeshade Award. We got hot dry conditions with a lot of wind which is causing some pretty active fire behavior.”So, firefighters from the Forest Service and Everglades National Park are racing to put it out.The fire sparked Sunday afternoon, and burned all throughout the night, near where Christian Gomez lives.“By one in the morning I was outside you could smell and see the sky.

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