Total Resources dedicated to this fire include:Ĥ engines (including Florida Forest Service) "We are hopeful that this fire will be completely contained by the end of the day." "This burnout has been successful in keeping this wildfire from reaching the developed areas adjacent to the park and minimizing the impacts to visitors and residents of the area, "said Incident Commander John Wallace.
The airboat tour companies along 41 will experience intermittent closures of their trails to ensure the safety of the passengers during portions of the burnout. If the burnout is successful, advancing wildfire runs out of fuel and stops.Ī total 7,000 acres were burned Tuesday and the burnout will continue today as pockets of unburned fuel are burned within the area reducing wildfire threat to any of the structures and values at risk.įlorida Highway Patrol and the Miccosukee Tribe of Indians continue to manage intermittent road closures and traffic congestion resulting from smoke and fire close to US Highway 41. Burnouts are purposely ignited fires designed to safely remove fuel in advance of a wildfire front. The firefighters are currently managing this fire to ensure visitor and staff safety and minimize the unwanted spread of fire towards resources at risk, highway 41, and airboat tour companies, as well as any other landowners in that area.ĭue to the types of fuel (potential burn prone vegetation) in the area along with the predicted weather, a burn out operation was initiated Tuesday and continues today (Wednesday August 3) in this area to combat the fire.
Units from the US Fish and Wildlife Service and the Florida Forest Service have provided additional resources to support this effort.
Everglades National Park firefighters continue to manage a wildfire that began Monday in the northeast sector of the park.
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