Over 2,500 firefighters are involved in fire suppression efforts at this time. Since May 1,some 335 fires have erupted across the state, burning and estimated 232,638 acres. Injuries now total 29. All but three injuries were to firefighters. Temperatures will be close to normal ranging from the 70's to the high 90's.
Fire danger remains high.
The state average drought index is 712 with 800 being maximum-the equivalent to a desert. Front line firefighters have successfully defended the Plantation Pines housing subdivision in Volusia County. Residents there have been allowed to return to their homes. However, fire activity in Central and South Florida is increasing significantly. An 800-acre fire in Glades County temporarily threatened a nearby Indian reservation.