>> Announcer: LIVE FROM THE
LOCAL STATION THE FOX NEWS
STARTS RIGHT NOW SAY THREE W.
WHEN FIRE KEEP SPREADIN
FORCING MORE FAMILIES TO PACK
UP, GRABBED THEIR PETS AND MAKE
SURE EVERYONE KNOWS TO LEAVE
>> Anchor: FOR THE FAMILY YOU
JUST SAW IS THE FIRST TIME
BEING FORCED FROM THEIR HOME IN
THE 12 YEARS THEY LIVED THERE
33 THAT'S THE STORY IN SOUTH
GEORGIA AS IT FIRES GROW MORE
DANGEROUS AND WILL GROW LARGER
AS THE WEEK GOES ON.
WE CHECKED WITH FOREST SERVICE
AND BURNED 133,000 ACRES.
FIRE DOES NOT JUST COVER THE
AREA DOWNTOWN BUT SMOKE IS
COVERING AREAS AROUND THE TOWN.
LET'S LOOK AT ERIC I HAVE AN
EIGHT THAT'S LIVE IN ST. GEORGE
35 I CANNOT TELL YOU MOST
EVACUEESHAVE COMPLIED WITH THE
ORDER TO EVACUATE EXCEPT FOR A
FEW PEOPLE AROUND THE BLOCK TO
STICK AROUND.
WE MET WITH JOHNSON FAMILY AND
THEY WERE SCRAMBLING TO PACK
BELONGINGS AND GET OUT.
THIS IS A SCENE AT JOHNSON
FAMILY SCRAMBLED FROM THE
WILDFIRE SCOOPING UP FAMILY DOG
AND OTHER SMALL PETS ON THE
PROPERTY.
FLAMES CONTINUE TO INTENSIFY
AND SMOKE FILTERS OUT THE SUN.
THE JOHNSON
FAMILY DID NOT
DEBATE WHETHER TO STICK AROUND
UNTIL THE LAST MINUTE .
>> Woman: WERE PROTECTING THE
LITTLE ONES.
WE'RE BRINGING SMALLER ONES.
WE HOPE THE BIGGER ONES CAN
FIND SOMEWHERE TO GO.
WE ARE PUTTING HER IN HERE.
SEE FIVE HERE GRABBING
EVERYTHING?
>> Woman: YES WERE PACKING UP
YESTERDAY BECAUSE WE WERE NOT
SURE WE STARTED YESTERDAY.
WE RECEIVED ORDERS TODAY THAT
WE MUST CALL.
WE ARE TRYING TO GO AS FAST AS
WE CAN
35 JOINING US NOW IS MELANI
JANSSEN PUBLIC SERVICE OFFICER.
MELANIE, I KNOW IN THE LAST FEW
HOURS THE AREA IS WITHOUT
ELECTRICITY.
>> Woman: WILL DELETEPOWER
CAME ON 20 MINUTES AGO SO FIVE
I KNOW THERE'S AN ISSUE WITH
CELL PHONE.
HOW HAS THAT PUT A LOT OF
PEOPLE IN A DISADVANTAGE?
>> Woman: DOES.
WHEN CELL PHONES ARE OUT
FAMILIES CANNOT REACH LOVE ONES
TO GIVE AN UPDATE AND LET THEM
KNOW THEY'RE OKAY.
WE ENCOURAGE EVERYONE TO
EVACUATE.
OTHER THAN THAT, IT IS A
SKETCHY AREA ALL THE WAY
AROUND.
FIRE OR NO
YOU TRIED TO GET YOUR CELL
PHONE OUT, CALL YOUR LOVED ONES
TO LET THEM KNOW.
TYPICAL C5 THAT WAS MELANIE
BANTON WITFLORIDA FORESTRY
SERVICE.
ONE OTHER NOTE THE FIRE 12
PERCENT CONTAINED.
THE FIREFIGHTERS WILL BE OUT
HERE FOR SOME TIME BATTLING THE
BLAZE.
REPORTING LIVE IN SOUTH GEORGIA
ERIC YAHOO TODAYNEWS 4 JAX.
>> Anchor: IF YOU LIVE IN
NASSAU COUNTY THE RESIDENCE
WITH HOLMES COUNTY ROAD 121
SHOULD BE READY TO LEAVE HOME
IN THE EVENT AN EVACUATION IS
ORDER.
EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY
REMIND YOU TO HAVE IMPORTANT
DOCUMENTS AND TAKE THINGS YOU
NEED EVERY DAY LIKE MEDICATION
>>> THERE'S EMERGENCY SHELTERS
OPEN FOR PEOPLE THAT DO NOT
HAVE WAY TO GO.