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FlaglerLive | June 28, 2011
The still-rising costs don’t help the county’s budget, which is acing a $5.5 million revenue loss from dropping property values. Gov. Scott could have minimized the impact, but he refused to ask for a federal emergency declaration, though previous, lesser fires had gotten such a declaration.
FlaglerLive | June 27, 2011
Some 2.7 inches of rain fell in the Bunnell area, flooding streets and swales, but the Espanola fire got much less, if any, and fire officials are saying that the county is not out of the danger zone yet.
FlaglerLive | June 24, 2011
Flagler County rallied with donations for its firefighters this month from individuals young and old, companies, churches, schools, political parties and others, whose generosity helped eased stresses of heat and overwork.
FlaglerLive | June 24, 2011
The National Weather Service was reporting the heaviest rains of the month–2 to 3 inches–smack in the heart of Flagler’s most severe fire zone, on the Espanola fire. That’s what the fire doctors had been ordering for weeks.
FlaglerLive | June 24, 2011
Two fires broke out off County Road 13, just west of U.S. 1, a small fire broke out on Colbert Lane, and another one off of Roberts Road.
FlaglerLive | June 22, 2011
There’s been three successive days of gains on the Espanola fire and elsewhere, with rain in the weekend forecast. The Division of Forestry is not letting up, however, as it plans to maintain a deployment of more than 200 firefighters in Flagler County.
FlaglerLive | June 22, 2011
Espanola fire boundaries and fire lines as of June 22, 2011. Flagler County, Florida. Division of Forestry map.
FlaglerLive | June 21, 2011
Espanola fire boundaries and fire lines as of June 21, 2011. Flagler County, Florida. Division of Forestry map.
FlaglerLive | June 20, 2011
Espanola fire boundaries and fire lines as of June 20, 2011. Flagler County, Florida. Division of Forestry map.
FlaglerLive | June 19, 2011
Espanola fire boundaries and fire lines as of June 19, 2011. Flagler County, Florida. Division of Forestry map.
FlaglerLive | June 19, 2011
Espanola fire boundaries and fire lines as of June 18, 2011. Flagler County, Florida. Division of Forestry map.
FlaglerLive | June 19, 2011
Espanola fire boundaries and fire lines as of June 13, 2011. Flagler County, Florida. Division of Forestry map.
FlaglerLive | June 18, 2011
The Division of Forestry now has more firefighting personnel in Flagler County than all the county’s and cities’ squads combined as DOF fights a make-or-break tactical battle against the Espanola fire.
FlaglerLive | June 16, 2011
The calm on Flagler’s smaller fires was deceptive as Espanola broke out on three sides, and fires by the dozens are breaking out across the state, further thinning resources. Drought conditions are worsening.
Pierre Tristam | June 14, 2011
Rick Scott spent four and a half hours today hobnobbing with businessmen and chamber of commerce pals in Orlando, but couldn’t spare a moment for firemen on the line during his lightning visit to Flagler County.
FlaglerLive | June 14, 2011
Lightning started seven new fires in Flagler in the last two days, one of them in Bunnell’s Grand Reserve area, just west of Palm Coast. Fire officials are concerned about a “fluid” situation and uncooperative weather.
FlaglerLive | June 14, 2011
The long-awaited declaration of a state of emergency places state, regional and local resources under the authority of state emergency management and the Division of Forestry.
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