Memorial Day fires
Tuesday, May 30, 2000
Updated 12:15 p.m.News releases
Fire crews continue mop-up operations
(12:15 p.m., May 30, 2000)
Crews fight new fire, mop up others; lightning will keep firefighters on guard Tuesday
(8 p.m., May 29, 2000)
Fire crews brace for possible flare ups; evacuation lifted
(10:30 a.m., May 29, 2000)
Fires cause evacuation of two housing areas in Osteen (southwest Volusia)
(May 28, 2000)Drought index
The countywide average Monday, May 29, was 574 on the Keetch-Byram Drought Index, with 800 indicating desert-like conditions. The range across Volusia was 352-706.Fires
County Fire Services is monitoring for new fires that may have been caused by lightening strikes. Mop up operations are being conducted on the following fires, which began over the Memorial Day weekend.Samsula/New Smyrna Beach
Ranchette Road/Cedar Road (off State Road 44 west of New Smyrna Beach): Forty-one acres, no homes threatened. One home's paint/siding blistered by fire. Fire currently is contained and under control.Southwest Volusia
Kove Estates: Fire is approximately 97 acres. Fire currently is contained and under control.Piney Woods Trail: Approximately 155 acres. Items burned: four recreational-type vehicles, two single-wide mobile homes, two pole bars, two sheds, one pump shed and one flat bed trailer. Damage estimate: $16,000. Fire currently is contained and under control.
A Field Command Center has been established at County Fire Station 36, 180 Osteen Road.
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