Brush fires continue to break out across Florida due to the dry conditions bringing drought to the area. A drought is defined as a period of drier-than-normal conditions, and it can last for days ...

If there are more brush fires, here's an explainer from the Bonita Springs Fire Control and Rescue District's Facebook page on what the different colors of smoke mean: According to the Facebook post: ...

Friday morning, there were 61 wildfires in Florida. Red flag warnings were issued for 14 Florida counties. Wildfires recently have prompted evacuations of homes in Collier and Martin counties.

Florida's dry season, preceding the rainy season, increases the risk of brush fires. A raging brush fire in Naples on Wednesday (March 26) caused home owners to evacuate for a brief period of time ...

Spring 1998 and 1999 were especially bad for wildfires in Florida. A 1999 fire in Port St. Lucie torched 2,400 acres and 43 homes. Wildfire suppression and prevention is headed by the Florida ...

South Florida will be under an elevated fire threat from 11 a.m. until 8 p.m. on Thursday, so please hold off on building a bonfire for that backyard party you had planned.

The number of fires jumped from 71 on April 17. The fires are burning 3,093 acres. As drought conditions worsen across Florida, the number of wildfires jumped in one day from 71 April 17 to 87 on ...

On April 17, there were 71 brush fires burning in Florida. No rain is in the forecast through the Easter weekend. Among the fires is the Powerline Fire in Volusia County, burning 270 acres.

There were 89 wildfires currently burning in Florida on April 23. The number of fires is down slightly but more acres - 3,423 - are affected. Overnight, several new fires popped up in Florida's ...

Florida Forest Service Michael Harris said a fire in Collier County encompassed 70 acres as of 1 p.m. April 2. The cause of the fire is unknown. Harris said there is no threat to public safety ...

There were 50 wildfires reported in Florida March 26. The 344 Fire in Miami-Dade County is now 85% contained after burning almost 27,000 acres. Card Sound Road, one of only 2 roads leading to the ...