AREA. SO YOU SHOULD BE GOOD TO GO AS YOU HIT THE ROADS AS YOU KEEP YOUR SON. TOYOTA TIME
SAVER TRAFFIC.
>>BRUCE HAMILTON: DEVELOPING
THIS MORNING, FIREFIGHTERS
BATTLING 3 HUGE FIRES IN THE
PANHANDLE COMBINED. THEY COVER
MORE THAN 10,000 ACRES AND
MORE THAN 1100 HOMES HAVE BEEN
EVACUATED SINCE FRIDAY. NOW
THE LARGEST OF THE FIRES HAS
BURNED AROUND 9,000 ACRES AND
IS ONLY ABOUT 10% CONTAINED.
WE HAVE SOME NEW VIDEO OF
CREWS WORKING TO PUT THOSE
FIRES OUT. THIS IS THE ONE IN
BAY COUNTY GOVERNOR DESANTIS
DESCRIBED THIS AS A BIG BOY AT
A NEWS CONFERENCE YESTERDAY. 3
SCHOOLS WILL BE CLOSED TODAY
AS WELL BECAUSE OF THE FIRE.
THOSE RETURNING TO THEIR
HOMES. SOME ARE FINDING VERY
LITTLE LEFT.
>> MY LIVING ROOM. THAT WAS MY
KITCHEN. AS YOU CAN SEE,
THERE’S MY WRITER. OH, MY
GOSH. THIS MY A CURIO CABINET.
EVERYTHING WAS THERE.
>> SO LORI AND PAUL SHUMAN,
THEY HAD TO LEAVE AT A
MOMENT’S NOTICE AND THEY COULD
EVEN GET BACK TO GO GET THEIR
DOG. THIS LED TO A VERY
EMOTIONAL DISCOVERY.
♪
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♪ ♪ SO AWFUL TO LOSE EVERYTHING
YOUR HOME AND THEN YOUR BEST
FRIEND, YOUR DOG. NOW THE
COUPLE HAVE MOVED INTO THEIR
HOME AFTER HURRICANE MICHAEL
DESTROYED THEIR LAST ONE.
AUTHORITIES SAY THE THOUSANDS
OF ACRES OF DEAD TREES TORN
DOWN BY MICHAEL SERVED AS FUEL
FOR THIS FIRE.
>> WE ALMOST FEEL TARGETED
WHEN A FIRE JUST COMES UP AND
JUST TAKE YOUR HOUSE AND NEXT
DOOR NEIGHBOR. AND THAT’S IT.
AND I KNOW WHAT NOT. IT’S
JUST. YOU KNOW, IT’S JUST HARD
TO GET AWAY FROM THOSE TYPE OF
FEELING. THIS IS MONTH MY
LIVING ROOM. THAT WAS MY
KITCHEN. AS YOU CAN SEE,
THERE’S MY FRIDGE WRITER. OH,
MY GOSH.
>> THIS MY A CURIO CABINET.
EVERYTHING WAS THERE.
>>BRUCE HAMILTON: SO ANOTHER
FIRE FOR HIS VETERANS AND 120
BED NURSING HOME TO EVACUATE.
IT WAS CAUSED BY SOMEONE
BURNING YARD DEBRIS IN A
BACKYARD. SO CLEAR WHAT
STARTED THE OTHER FIRES BAY
COUNTY AND ITS NEIGHBORS HAVE
BURN BANS IN EFFECT,
VOLUNTEERS AND FIREFIGHTERS
FROM ACROSS THE STATE OFFERING
THEIR SUPPORT. THIS IS VIDEO
OF A 16 MEMBER CREW. JACK’S
FIRE RESCUE. THEY LEFT
SATURDAY. GROUP INCLUDES A
STRIKE FORCE AND A DRONE TEAM.
THE FLORIDA FOREST SERVICE.
ONCE THE FIRE DIDN’T WANT YOU
TO KNOW THAT FIRE DANGERS ARE
ELEVATED STATEWIDE. IT BLAMES
CRITICALLY LOW HUMIDITY.
>>LAUREN VERNO: NEWS 4 JAX
REPORTER BRIANNA ANDREWS IS
LIVE THIS MORNING. A BRAND OF
THE FIRE DANGER HERE IS
ACTUALLY HIGHER THAN THE ONE
OF THE PANHANDLE. RIGHT NOW,
SEVERAL COUNTIES HAVE MODERATE
FIRE DANGER WHILE THE COUNTIES
IN THE PANHANDLE ACTUALLY HAVE
LOW FIRE DANGER. NOW, TAKE A
LOOK AT THIS MAP. THIS MAP IS
FROM THE FLORIDA FOREST
SERVICE. IT SHOWS THE FIRE
DANGER ACROSS THE STATE. GREEN
IS LOW AND GREEN IS LOW. MATER
IS YELLOW HIGH AS ORANGE AND
RED IS VERY HIGH. YOU CAN SEE
IT. ALL RIGHT. HERE, DUVAL
NASSAU, BAKER, BRADFORD,
COLUMBIA AND ALACHUA COUNTIES
ARE ALL YELLOW. THE AGENCY
PREDICTS NEARLY THE ENTIRE
STATE WILL HAVE A MODERATE
FIRE RISK STARTING TODAY.
THEY’RE ALL COUPLE OF BRUSH
FIRES IN THE JACKSONVILLE AREA
OVER THE WEEKEND. THIS IS
VIDEO OF THE SCENE JUST OFF
SAINT JOHNS BLUFF ROAD SOUTH.
THE FIRE WAS DEEP IN THE WOODS
AND PEOPLE WERE ACTS TO STAY
AWAY FROM THE AREA. IT’S NOW
100% CONTAINED. THERE WAS
ANOTHER FIRE ON THE WEST SIDE
SATURDAY, BUT IT’S ALSO OUT.
FLORIDA EXPERIENCE IS THE
SECOND HIGHEST NUMBER OF
WILDFIRES IN THE NATION. IT’S
IMPORTANT TO HAVE AN
EVACUATION PLAN, ESPECIALLY
FOR THOSE LIVING IN WOODED
AREAS. A COMPLETE PLAN
INCLUDES AN ESCAPE ROUTE. A
FAMILY MEETING PLACE
INSTRUCTIONS FOR CHILDREN
STEPS TO MAKE YOUR HOUSE AS
FIRE PURPOSE POSSIBLE PLANS
FOR A FAST GETAWAY AND
PROVISIONS FOR PETS. NOW, ONE
OF THE PANHANDLE FIRE STEMMED
FROM A BURNING TRASH AND ALL
OF THOSE COUNTIES A BURNING A
BURN BAN IN PLACE. BUT AS FAR
AS OUR AREA, DUVAL IS THE ONLY
LOCAL COUNTY WITH SOME FROM A
BURN BAN IN PLACE WHICH ALSO
INCLUDES YARD WASTE AS WELL.