Voluntary evacuations in place after 1,600-acre Tree Frog Wildfire closes Interstate 95 in Indian River County
LARGE WILDFIRE HAS SHUT DOWNI-95 IN BOTH DIRECTIONS AT THEINDIAN RIVER COUNTY ANDBREVARD COUNTY LINE.
THIS ISAT EXIT 156, WHICH IS THEFELLSMERE ROAD EXIT.
W-P-T-VNEWSCHANNEL FIVE'S JOSHNAVARRO IS LIVE IN FELLSMERE,WHERE THE FLORIDA FORESTSERVICE HAS SET UP A COMMANDCENTERTHE WIND IS THE BIG PROBLEMTHAT FIREFIGHTERS AND THEFLORIDA FOREST SERVICE AREFACING TODAY.
WEHERE AT SOUTHWEST ENTRANCE OFSAINT SEBASTIAN PRESERVE STATEPARK WHERE THIS FIRE IACTIVE.
WHAT STARTED AS ASMALL FIVE ACRE FIRE GREW TO1600 ACRES.
AND ITPERCENT CONTAINED.THE FIRE SO BIG THAT FELLSMEREPOLICE HAS ISSUED A VOLUNTARYEVACUATION NOTICE FOR PEOPLEWHO LIVE IN THE AREA OF EASTWILLOW THAT IS 130-TH AVENUEBETWEEN 97-TH STREET AND109-TH STREET.
I WANT TOREITERATE ITAT THIS TIME.
OFFICIALS SAIDTHERE ARE NO REPORTS OF ANYDAMAGE TO BUILDINGS OR OTHERSTRUCTURES, AND NO ONE HASBEEN HURT.OFFICIALS HAVE NOT SAID WHENTHEY WILL BE REOPENED AT THISTIME.
AGAIN THE WINDS AND THEDRY CONDITIONS IS MAKING ITVERY HARD FOR CREWS TO CONTAINTHIS FIRE.
THE FLORIDA FORESTSERVICE SAYS THEY HAVE NINEDOZERS CURRENTLY ON SCENE ASWELL AS A HELICOPTER MAKINGWATER BUCKET DROPS ONTO THEFIRE.12:56:20- 12:56:39 :19“REASONBEING BECAUSE YOU HAVE SPOTOVERS AND THESE SPOT OVERS ARECAUSED BY THESE INCREASEDWINDS, SO ESSENTIALLY WHATTHAT IS, WHILE WE ARE FIGHTINGTHIS FIRE BECAUSE OF THE WIND,THE EMBERS FROM THIS FIRE ISSPOT OVER TO ANOTHER SECTIAND ESSENTIALLY START ANOTHERFIRE.
THOSE ARE THE MAINISSUES WE HAVING TODAY WITHTHIS FIRE”“ITWEORLANDO.
ITOF CRAZY.
WE JUST KEEP GETTINGREROUTED.
SO, HOPEFULLY WEGET THERE”THE CAUSE IS NOT YET KNOWN.USUALLY THE FLORIDA FORESTSERVICE WILL BEGIN THEIRINVESTIGATION INTO WHAT CAUSEDTHE FIRE AS SOON ITS FULCONTAINED AND KNOCKED OUT.LIVE IN FELLSMERE JN WPTV NEWSCHANNEL FIVE.OUR TEAM COVERAGE CONTINUESWITH OUR FIRST ALERT WEATHERTEAM.... METEOROLOGIST KATEWENTZEL WALKING US THROUGH THEWINDY AND DRY CONDITIONS INOUR VIEWING AREA THAT AREFUELING THIS FIRE.... KATE?TONIGHTPARTLY CLOUDY, WITH ALOW AROUND 70.
BREEZY, WITH ANEAST WIND 17 TO 20 MPH, WITHGUSTS AS HIGH AS 25 MPH.SATURDAYMOSTLY SUNNY, WITH AHIGH NEAR 82.
BREEZY, WITH ANEAST WIND 14 TO 17 MPH, WITHGUSTS AS HIGH AS 23 MPH.SATURDAY NIGHTPARTLY CLOUDY,WITH A LOW AROUND 70.
EAST WIND8 TO 11 MPH.
SUNDAYMOSTLYSUNNY, WITH A HIGH NEAR 83.EAST WIND 8 TO 10 MPH.
SUNDAYNIGHTMOSTLY CLEAR, WITH A LOWAROUND 69.
EAST WIND 5 TO 8MPH.
MONDAYSUNNY, WITH A HIGHNEAR 85.
LIGHT SOUTHEAST WINDBECOMING EAST 5 TO 10 MPH INTHE AFTERNOON.
MONDAYNIGHTMOSTLY CLEAR, WITH A LOWAROUND 70.
EAST WIND 7 TO 9MPH.
TUESDAYSUNNY, WITH A HIGHNEAR 86.
LIGHT SOUTHEAST WINDBECOMING EAST 6 TO 11 MPH INTHE MORNING.
TUESDAYNIGHTMOSTLY CLEAR, WITH A LOWAROUND 71.
WEDNESDAYSUNNY, WITHA HIGH NEAR 87.
WEDNESDAYNIGHTMOSTLY CLEAR, WITH A LOWAROUND 72.
THURSDAYSUNNY, WITHA HIGH NEAR 88.AND YOU CAN COUNT ON WPTVNEWSCHANNEL 5 FOR CONT
A large and fast-growing wildfire fueled by dry, windy conditions in Fellsmere closed part of Interstate 95 near the Indian..
A large and fast-growing wildfire fueled by dry, windy conditions has led to voluntary evacuations in Fellsmere and closed all..