FRIDAY UPDATE:
#StLucieCounty#McCartyWildfire activity starting to pick up. Fire still inside the control lines. Nothing threatened. pic.twitter.com/XEwAZsx611
— FFS Okeechobee (@FFS_Okeechobee) April 7, 2017
EARLIER:
Two new fires sparked on the Treasure Coast Thursday. Three other fires are contained.
The Florida Forest Service says that as temperatures are dropping, the threat of new brush fires is going up.
Officials say, gusty winds, lower humidity and dry vegetation could cause new fires to start.
Forest service says pockets of unburned vegetation pose a serious risk of refueling wildfires.
#StLucieCounty ##McCartyWildfirepic.twitter.com/dcwhNTfZtj
— FFS Okeechobee (@FFS_Okeechobee) April 7, 2017
#StLucieCounty#McCartyWildfire approximately 200-acres. Winds coming out of northwest push the fire southeast pic.twitter.com/WC6Y3FswsF
— FFS Okeechobee (@FFS_Okeechobee) April 7, 2017
#StLucieCounty#McCartyWildfire 200 acres in pine trees. Nothing threatened. Fire surrounded by water-canals & lakes. South west winds 17mph pic.twitter.com/7LqVjdPgaR
— FFS Okeechobee (@FFS_Okeechobee) April 7, 2017
#StLucieCounty#McCartyWildfire 30-acres in heavy pine. Nothing threatened. Moderate rate of spread (pace of fire) Reported 4/6/17 19:14 pic.twitter.com/dqNlnoLxM6
— FFS Okeechobee (@FFS_Okeechobee) April 6, 2017
#StLucieCounty 10-acre #TriangleWildfire N of Orange Ave. Reported 4/6/17 18:07. Nothing threatened. Low rate of spread. pic.twitter.com/4pRJY68zid
— FFS Okeechobee (@FFS_Okeechobee) April 6, 2017
