Crews from throughout the state are working to put out the flames. Despite their efforts, the fire was just 20 percent contained by early Tuesday. It's got anywhere from 4 to 10 feet of fuel to burn before it reaches the dirt. The money will go to Florida's Division of Emergency Management and the Division of Forestry. A total of 1,230 fires have scorched 83,150 acres since the fire season began Jan. 1, according to the division of forestry.
Officials blame a drought and recent freezes on causing prime conditions for igniting fires.
They say the conditions are even more severe than in 1998, when blazes burned 500,000 acres across the state. It was brought under control quickly. All American Red Cross disaster assistance is free, made possible by voluntary donations of time and money from the American people. Or you may send your donation to your local Red Cross or to the American Red Cross, P.O. Box 37243, Washington, D.C. 20013. The American National Red Cross.