According to NIFC, this fire is 920 acres and 95% contained. One … Smoke rises over Collier County from four brush fires burning near Golden Gate Estates area Wednesday. The Five Mile Swamp Fire burns near I-10 in Milton on Wednesday, May 6, 2020. Fire crews were working to hold containment lines around the fire dubbed the Five Mile Swamp Fire, the largest of several blazes burning through the Florida Panhandle. This is also happening: Southwest Florida smells like it's on fire, as four counties battle brush fires. Traffic diversions from I-10 sent cars down U.S. 90 in Milton, creating a nightmarish traffic backup for commuters on their way home from work. Tags: Vote 2020, Election, Amendment 3, Florida File photo TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – Amendment 3 on Florida’s ballot would drastically change primary elections, making political parties less relevant. Fire blazes in Florida swamp. On Friday morning images reappeared from the camera, and Kniss surmised that her home must still be standing. Crews worked to contain four brush fires totaling about 400 acres and threatening 30 homes in the Estates. But drought conditions and a northerly wind stoked the flames, and by Wednesday afternoon, the fire had burned an untold number of acres and was nowhere near contained. “People should be prepared and be ready,” she said. (1) The State Fire Marshal shall adopt, by rule pursuant to ss. Peggy Smith-Lamb, Mitchell Lamb’s aunt, had her dog Dixie and a cooler full of drinks and food in the Circle K parking lot. It's OK to disagree with someone's ideas, but personal attacks, insults, threats, hate speech, advocating violence and other violations can result in a ban. Welcome to our new and improved comments, which are for subscribers only. By the afternoon, when a stranger informed them that evacuation orders had been lifted, she and her husband Ryan hurried to return to their neighborhood to survey the damage. But they told returning residents to be ready to pull back out, should the fire again shift direction. According to the Greater Naples Fire Rescue District, the fires, spanning 4,000 acres, merged overnight and 10 percent are contained at this time. “I’m very stressed, but just relieved,” Dolan said, with Kit right by her side. A cold front moved through the area overnight Tuesday, and although temperatures didn't change much, the humidity level plunged, according to the Jack Cullen, meteorologist at the National Weather Service office in Mobile, Alabama. She said she was “very distressed” and worried about her belongings, but thankful she got out OK. “My whole life is in that RV, that’s all I have. “In Florida, when we’re seeing the gusty winds, it’s hurricane season, not necessarily fire season. Despite continued concerns about the blaze, authorities reopened a stretch of Interstate 10 that had been blocked near Pensacola. To find out more about Facebook commenting please read the Conversation Guidelines and FAQs. The red flag warning is in effect until 7 p.m. Wednesday. From a hotel room, Kniss watched real-time footage of the raging fire from a security camera installed at her home. Interstate 10 at Garcon Point Road is closed Wednesday, May 6, 2020, due to the Five Mile Swamp Fire nearby. They grabbed a couple days worth of clothes and drove out before the fire could stop them. Please be polite. PENSACOLA, Fla. — Wildfires raging in the Florida Panhandle have forced nearly 500 people to evacuate from their homes, authorities said. Late Wednesday, they expanded the evacuation area to also include residents north of I-10 on Ski Lane. But many people, anxious to see how far the fire would spread, waited and watched in the Circle K gas station parking lot near the Garcon Point Road exit off I-10. The Florida Forest Service also closed I-10 from Avalon Boulevard to Highway 87.. The National Weather Service issued a red flag warning Wednesday for Northwest Florida, warning that weather conditions would promote the rapid spread of any fires in the area. Then came the crackle of fire, and he knew it was time to run. He knew Dolan was unable to get to her RV and get her dog out, so he drove Dolan's RV — with Kit inside — off the property and reunited the dog with its owner. "This is a significant fire event," said Joe Zwierzchowski, spokesman for the Florida Forest Service. Joe Zwierzchowski, wildfire mitigation specialist with the Florida Forest Service's Blackwater Forestry Center, gives an update Wednesday, May 6, 2020, on the Five Mile Swamp Fire. MILTON, Fla. -- For two sleepless nights, Kelly Kniss had wondered what had become of her home in the Florida Panhandle and the two dozen hens she and her husband Ryan had left behind after authorities ordered them to grab what they could and flee to safety. You do not need a Facebook profile to participate. A helicopter drops water on the Five Mile Swamp Fire on Wednesday, May 6, 2020. Unable to flee, Felder and his landlord waded into a nearby pond until the fire passed. A toll section of I-75 known as Alligator Alley was shut down for about 20 miles (32 kilometers), the Florida Highway Patrol said. Florida Forest Service public information officers Todd Schroeder, left, and Ludie Bond go over logistics for Governor DeSantis' tour of the Five Mile Swamp Fire in Milton, Florida on Thursday, May 7, 2020. Multiple brush fires in Collier County grew and expanded to about 5,000 acres as of Wednesday night, with several residents already displaced and structures damaged or lost. "We're in the low 80s with a low humidity down in the 20s to upper teens, then you add strong northerly winds into the equation and that promotes fire growth and spread," Cullen said. "We won't have the strong winds like we're having today," Cullen said. A portion of I-10 was closed as firefighters battled the wildfire. Let friends in your social network know what you are reading about. “So far today, we’re able to keep fire within containment lines,” said Ludie Bond, a spokeswoman for the Florida Forest Service. Five Mile Swamp Fire near Milton leads to evacuations, I-10 shutdown | P... Read or Share this story: https://www.pnj.com/story/news/2020/05/06/five-mile-swamp-fire-florida-panhandle-evacuation-orders-issued/5179554002/, Annie Blanks and There currently are 52 active wildfires around the state covering 7,123 acres, according to the Florida Forest Service. You will need to register before adding a comment. (CNN)A boat that had 21 occupants on board exploded on Thursday in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, injuring a total of 13 people, authorities said. The conditions created a perfect storm for fire — low humidity and high winds. The firebreak was about a half-mile from a neighborhood, officials said. Jimmy Patronis, the state of Florida's Chief Financial Officer and State Fire Marshal, tweeted Wednesday evening that the fire had grown to more than 2,000 acres. Mitchell Lamb talks Wednesday, May 6, 2020, about how the Five Mile Swamp Fire forced him to evacuate his home in the Pelican Palms RV Park on Garcon Point Road in Milton. Smoke from a 100-acre wildfire off of Hurst Hammock Road in Escambia County is pictured Wednesday, May 6, 2020. shut down a section of Interstate 75 in southwest Florida, Southwest Florida smells like it's on fire, as four counties battle brush fires, Your California Privacy Rights/Privacy Policy. A large plume of dark smoke loomed in the distance. Firefighters with the Florida Forest Service's Blackwater Forestry Center had the Five Mile Swamp Fire about 40% contained by Tuesday morning. On Friday, authorities invited residents back to the most devastated areas overrun by a fire that had enveloped 2,200 acres of woods and homes. Typed comments will be lost if you are not logged in. Weather conditions created prime opportunity for the fire to grow, hampering efforts and creating more problems than solutions for fire crews. Several fires have broken out in four Southwestern Florida counties: Collier, Lee, Hendry and Charlotte. At a Glance. A portion of Interstate 10 is closed Wednesday, May 6, 2020, due to the Five Mile Swamp Fire nearby. "Unfortunately, it doesn't look like it's going to produce a lot of rain," Cullen said. The Collier County Sheriff’s Office and the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission were coordinating voluntary evacuations in the areas near the fires, the Naples Daily News reported. A helicopter, carrying a bucket, flies near a brush fire in Golden Gate Estates, Fla., on Wednesday, May 13, 2020. May 8, 2020, 8:32 PM • 4 min read. Smoke from the Five Mile Swamp Fire covers Interstate 10 on Wednesday, May 6, 2020. While no new evacuations have been issued, Bond urged residents to be ready to leave their homes should they be given the word to do so. of Agriculture & Consumer Services (@FDACS) May 14, 2020 Fires raged on the northern and southern sides of I-75, known as Alligator Alley, CNN affiliate WINK reported. By Melissa Alonso, CNN.
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