Division of Forestry

by AMELIA A. HART

amelia.hart@mynassausun.com 

Lightning ignited three more wildfires yesterday in Nassau County, including a 25-acre fire in the Mizell Tract.

Firefighters also responded to a 3-acre “Hart Fire” off Kolars Ferry Road and the 1-acre “Yulee Powerline” fire at Interstate 95 and Florida A1A, the Division of Forestry reported today.

No structures were damaged and no injuries were reported.

The new blazes join three other active wildfires in Nassau, including the 105-acre Tiger Point fire which was started by lightning June 16.

by AMELIA A. HART
amelia.hart@mynassausun.com

Lightning Monday afternoon ignited a 105-acre fire in the Tiger Point area of Black Hammock Island.

The fire at Cedar Point & Pumpkin Hill Road started at 4:30 p.m. and was contained at 10:43 p.m. June 16, according to a press release this morning from the state Division of Forestry.

The nearest structure was more that 600 yards from the fire and no damages or injuries were reported.

Firefighters had some difficulty suppressing the fire due to the thick pine plantation it was burning in and the changes in wind direction brought on by the sea breeze.

by AMELIA A. HART

amelia.hart@mynassausun.com

The Division of Forestry responded this weekend to a 70-acre fire south of Hilliard that burned for four hours Saturday.

The Office of Agricultural Law Enforcement is investigating the fire on Woodland’s Nursery Property at Bay Road and Georgia Street.

It started at 3 p.m. June 14 from an unknown cause and was contained at 7:05 p.m, according to a Division of Forestry press release today.

An 8-acre fire which started June 8 at US 301 and Thomas Creek Road remains active.