If the weather cooperates, crews could begin the 50-acre burn as early as 9 a.m., Wednesday, April 4, near the intersection of Volco Road and 35 th Street in Edgewater. The burn is expected to last a day with mop up and smoke patrol operations continuing the following day. No road closures are anticipated. If weather conditions force a cancellation of Wednesday's burn, it could be rescheduled for Thursday or Friday, according to County Deputy Fire Chief Kathleen Weaver.
Wind direction is a major factor as well.
For a prescribed burn to take place, humidity levels must not be below 35 percent, Weaver said. Crews will conduct a test burn and a spot weather forecast before igniting any vegetation. The burn area is part of nearly 300 acres targeted. Because the parcel has heavy undergrowth, it was identified as one of several sections in the County that would benefit from prescribed burning. Weaver said the burn would create a buffer zone that will protect the south end of Florida Shores if wildfires were to erupt.