Tracking Southwest Florida fires

Over 8,000 acres burn in Golden Gate leading to evacuations, and road closures.

PATRICK NOLAN WHO’S OUT COVERINGONE OF THE MASSIVE FIRES IN OURAREA, IN A MINUTE.FIRE CREWS IN COLLIER COUNTY AREFIGHTING AN 8-THOUSAND ACREWILDFIRE.IT WAS ACTUALLY SEVERAL FIRESTHAT MERGED INTO ONE, CALLED THE’36TH AVENUE FIRE.’IT’S 10-PERCENT CONTAINTED RIGHTNOW.

LONG STRETCHES OF ALLIGATORALLEY ARE NOW BACK OPEN, BUTTROOPERS WANT YOU TO DRIVE WITHCAUTION.

THERE IS HEAVY SMOKE INTHE AREA.AGENCIES FROM ALL ACROSSSOUTHWEST FLORIDA AND THE STATEARE ASSISTING.ONE OF THEM IS THE COLLIERCOUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE.THEIR HUEY HELICOPTER IS AT THESCENE TODAY, DUMPING DOZENS OFBUCKETS OF WATER ON THE FIRES.YESTERDAY- THEY DUMPED *120BUCKETS.

THE AVIATION CREW GETSITS WATER FROM NEARBY PONDS ANDCANALS.THE FIRE HAS ALREADY DAMAGEDMORE THAN A DOZEN STRUCTURES ANDIS THREATENING HOMES, CAUSINGEVACUATIONS.TWO SHELTERS ARE OPEN RIGHT NOW.FOX FOUR’S PATRICK NOLAN IS AGOLDEN GATE ESTATES RIGHT NOW.PATRICK?WE WANT TO SHOW YOU WHEREMANDATORY EVACUATIONS ARE INORDER.

TAKE A LOOK AT THIS MAPFROM THE COLLIER SHERIFF’SOFFICEFROM THE COLLIER LOOK AT THISMAP IN ORDER.

TAKE A EVACUATIONSARE MANDATORY YOU WHERE WE WANTTO SHOW WE WANT TO SHOW YOUWHERE MANDATORY EVACUATIONS AREIN ORDER.

TAKE A LOOK AT THISMAP FROM THE COLLIER SHERIFF’SOFFICE.ALL OF THE AREAS IN RED, AREUNDER A MANDATORY EVACUATION.

INYELLOW- IT’S JUST VOLUNTARYTHIS IS ANOTHER MAP OF THE*VOLUNTARY LOCATIONS.(ADLIB TALK ABOUT SHELTERS)IF YOU FEEL YOU ARE AT RISK ORARE HAVING BREATHING PROBLEMS...THESE ARE THE TWO SHELTERS OPENIN NAPLES.MAX A.

HASSE COMMUNITY PARK-THAT’S ON GOLDEN GATE BOULEVAWEST.AND GOLDEN GATE COMMUNITY CENTERON GOLDEN GATE PARKWAY.GOVERNOR RON GOVERNOR RONGOVERNOR RON DESANTIS MAKING ASTOP IN COLLIER COUNTY THISAFTERNOON.HE WANTED TO GET AN UPDATETHE FIRES FROM LOCAL EMERGENCYMANAGEMENT OFFICIALS.OUR CREW WAS THERE..."well look i think it can begreat.

What they did in santarosa because the hotels weren’tused as much, they were able todo hotels.

So i would reccommethey look at that model.

We haveresources, we just have todeploy them appropriately"IF YOU LIVE IN AN ARETHREATENED BY THE FIRES...YOU CAN PARK BY THE FIRES...AREA THREATENED IF YOU LIVE INAN AREA THREATENED BY THEFIRES...YOU CAN PARK YOUR VEHICLE,TRAILER, BOAT OR OTHER EQUIPMENTAT THE COLLIER COUNTYFAIRGROUNDS AND THE SWAMP BUGGYGROUNDS.THEY OPENED THEIR LOTS ANDFIELDS TO LET YOU HAVE A SAFEPLACE FOR STORAGE.THE SOUTHWEST FLORIDA COMMUNITYIS STEPPING UP TO HELP OURHEROES WORKING SO HARD RIGHT NOTO PROTECT US.’WAWA’ DONATED FOOD AND DRINKSTO OUR FIREFIGHTERS.IF YOU WANT TO HELP, YOU CANDROP OFF FOOD AND DRINKS AT MAXA.

HASSE PARKTHESE ARE SOME RECCOMMENDEDITEMS- BOTTLES OF WATER,GATORADE OR OTHER DRINKSCONTAINING ELECTROLYTESEASY-TO-EAT FRUIT LIKE APPL