Lightning initiated three fires in the vicinity of Camp Bland (Clay County), Florida on Monday afternoon, May 7th.  Strong winds quickly combined those fires into a single blaze with over 5,000 acres burning by Monday night.  The fire area extended from the Starke area to near Waldo in northeastern Alachua County.  By Tuesday 700 homes were evacuated with over 1,000 persons displaced from their homes. State Road 100 was closed from Keystone Heights to Starke and State Road 18 is closed from Hampton to State Road 100.  fanned by high winds and low relative humidity values over the next few days the fire continued to grow eventually reaching 14,626 acres. The fire remains active in the swamp without significant threat to structures.

Wildfire in CLAY, FLORIDA
From 07-MAY-07 13:00:00 to 31-MAY-07 23:59:00 (EST-5)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Park/Forest Service

Lightning initiated three fires in the vicinity of Camp Bland (Clay County), Florida on Monday afternoon, May 7th.  Strong winds quickly combined those fires into a single blaze with over 5,000 acres burning by Monday night.  The fire area extended from the Starke area to near Waldo in northeastern Alachua County.  By Tuesday 700 homes were evacuated with over 1,000 persons displaced from their homes. State Road 100 was closed from Keystone Heights to Starke and State Road 18 is closed from Hampton to State Road 100.  Fanned by high winds and low relative humidity values over the next few days the fire continued to grow eventually reaching 14,626 acres. The fire remains active in the swamp without significant threat to structures through the month. As of July 28th the Florida Division of Forestry still had this fire open as an active fire due to the possibility of it reigniting.

Wildfire in ALACHUA, FLORIDA
From 07-MAY-07 13:00:00 to 31-MAY-07 23:59:00 (EST-5)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Park/Forest Service

Lightning initiated three fires in the vicinity of Camp Bland (Clay County), Florida on Monday afternoon, May 7th.  Strong winds quickly combined those fires into a single blaze with over 5,000 acres burning by Monday night.  The fire area extended from the Starke area to near Waldo in northeastern Alachua County.  By Tuesday 700 homes were evacuated with over 1,000 persons displaced from their homes. State Road 100 was closed from Keystone Heights to Starke and State Road 18 is closed from Hampton to State Road 100.  Fanned by high winds and low relative humidity values over the next few days the fire continued to grow eventually reaching 14,626 acres. The fire remains active in the swamp without significant threat to structures through the month. As of July 28th the Florida Division of Forestry still had this fire open as an active fire due to the possibility of it reigniting.

Wildfire in BRADFORD, FLORIDA
From 07-MAY-07 13:00:00 to 31-MAY-07 23:59:00 (EST-5)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Park/Forest Service

Lightning initiated three fires in the vicinity of Camp Bland (Clay County), Florida on Monday afternoon, May 7th.  Strong winds quickly combined those fires into a single blaze with over 5,000 acres burning by Monday night.  The fire area extended from the Starke area to near Waldo in northeastern Alachua County.  By Tuesday 700 homes were evacuated with over 1,000 persons displaced from their homes. State Road 100 was closed from Keystone Heights to Starke and State Road 18 is closed from Hampton to State Road 100.  Fanned by high winds and low relative humidity values over the next few days the fire continued to grow eventually reaching 14,626 acres. The fire remains active in the swamp without significant threat to structures through the month. As of July 28th the Florida Division of Forestry still had this fire open as an active fire due to the possibility of it reigniting.