Duval County - Normandy Avenue between Chafee Road and 103rd Street is closed due to fire hazard. Residents of that area have been evacuated. Click here for a map of the area. A fire along Halsema Road on the Westside has flared up. However, fires in the Yellow Water Road area west of Cecil Field have been contained.
Firefighters continue to put out 'hot spots'' from yesterday's wildfires.
Jacksonville's Emergency Operations Center has established a teletype for the hearing impaired to obtain information about the wildfires. Call 630-0734 for more information. In Union County, the town of Raiford was on standby for evacuation. The wildfire threatening the town has already burned 3,400 acres along County Road 225. Raiford is home to Florida State Prison, which houses Death Row.