At last count Deep Fire (as it’s been named) has consumed 12,500 acres. That’s just shy of 20 square miles.
Here’s a short video clip of the wildfire and the traffic free interstate below, filmed Friday from a helicopter.
Apr 24, 2009
Deepest fire
There’s a fire raging in the Big Cypress Swamp which, with a steady wind blowing out of the east, has cast a smoky haze across coastal-hugging Naples (25 miles distant) … and even more strangely – shut down Alligator Alley.
At last count Deep Fire (as it’s been named) has consumed 12,500 acres. That’s just shy of 20 square miles.
Here’s a short video clip of the wildfire and the traffic free interstate below, filmed Friday from a helicopter.
At last count Deep Fire (as it’s been named) has consumed 12,500 acres. That’s just shy of 20 square miles.
Here’s a short video clip of the wildfire and the traffic free interstate below, filmed Friday from a helicopter.
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I'm reminded of the terrible fires we had in Oz earlier in the year. You have a long hot summer ahead of you!
Wow take care this is not something I wish for you, always have a waterhoos near your house so that you can stop a fire? Nice shot also but a bad moment for others....
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JoAnn's D eyes/Holland
Thanks for your comments.
Fire is a natural ecological process in south Florida, but it's also true that in the mosaic of natural and developed areas, when wildfires do occur -- in this instance from a lightning strike -- they have to be carefully managed, especially during the peak of our seasonal drought when the landscape is so parched.
Typically the deeper wetlands -- including our marshes, strands, and sloughs -- form natural fire breaks, but that calculus can change if drought conditions are especially severe or winds unusually gusty.
We are fortunate to have a multi-agency team of several dozen professional fire fighters deployed on this blaze.
Hi Bob, I'm not surprised to hear about fires in your area since you have had so much drought. Like you said, fires are a natural ecological process... BUT--nobody wants them destroying homes --like the fires near Myrtle Beach have done.
Have a wonderful Sunday.
Betsy
Here is thinking of you..wish we could send you some rain.
Ouch! It's been very dry here until today.
Wow. That's a lot of acres. Fire season is no joke. :-(
Rob: That is a shame what the dry can do.
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