TRAGIC REPORT: Deadly Blaze Devastates Naples Community in Florida , Multiple Homes Destroyed in Tragic Fire Affecting…..
Scattered showers bring some relief
Officials caution fire threat isn’t over
Scattered showers are giving an assist to firefighters battling wildfires in southwest Florida, but officials caution the threat isn’t over.
More than 115 wildfires were burning in the state as of Saturday morning, the Florida Forest Service said. Nearly 30,000 acres of the Sunshine State have been scorched.
Some mandatory evacuation orders have been lifted, but many residents still can’t return home.
The rain “is giving us a little bit of opportunity to get ahead,” Director of Collier County Bureau of Emergency Services Dan Summers said. But Summers cautioned that “doesn’t mean that we’re in the clear.”
“It takes an awful lot of water to put a fire out this big,” Summers said.
FEMA has approved two fire management assistance grants to aid the response in Polk and Lee counties, Florida Gov. Rick Scott said.
“We are continuing to closely monitor these wildfires and do everything we can to ensure our firefighters and first responders have all the resources they need to protect our communities,” Scott said.
“As these wildfires continue, there are people who woke up this morning to find their homes destroyed and their lives completely changed,” Scott said. “This is an incredibly heartbreaking and challenging time, and I am encouraged to see our entire state working together to help one another.
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