PANHANDLE WILDFIRE: Residents in 600 homes in the Florida Panhandle were evacuated as a 1,400-acre wildfire, which was 30% contained Saturday morning, destroyed two houses and damaged 12 others.
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis speaking in Panama City after declaring a state of emergency in Bay County due to an expansive wildfire Saturday, March 5, 2022.– Residents in 600 homes in the Florida Panhandle were evacuated as a wildfire destroyed two houses and damaged 12 others, in an area that has spent the past three years recovering from the devastation of Hurricane Michael, officials said Saturday.
Hundreds of thousands of acres of downed trees from the 2018 hurricane, along with low humidity and strong winds, have created “the perfect storm" for the hazardous fire conditions in Bay County, Florida, Gov. Ron DeSantis said at a news conference outside a church in Panama City.More than 200 firefighters and emergency workers from throughout the Florida Panhandle worked overnight to strengthen containment lines and protect homes.
Intense battle here in Bay County yesterday to save homes and protect the safety of our residents from this terrible wildfire. God bless these firefighters and our first responders.
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