Firefighters with the Florida Forest Service’s Blackwater Forestry Center are engaged with a wildfire near Dickerson City Road on Santa Rosa County’s Garcon Point. Several structures are threatened, and Santa Rosa County Emergency Management has issued evacuation orders for residents in the area.
Three tractor-plow units, one helicopter and one fixed-wing aircraft are on scene. Three additional tractor-plow units and two single-engine air tankers are en route. The size of the fire is unknown at this time.
Residents are urged to head any warnings from emergency personnel and leave the area if asked to do so. Motorists should avoid Dickerson City Road and Garcon Point Road. If drivers encounter smoke on the roadway, slow to a safe speed, turn on their low-beam headlights and proceed with caution. If unsafe to continue, drivers should pull safely off the road and wait for conditions to clear.
The Florida Forest Service, a division of the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, manages more than 1 million acres of state forests and provides forest management assistance on more than 17 million acres of private and community forests. The Florida Forest Service is also responsible for protecting homes, forestland and natural resources from the devastating effects wildfire on more than 26 million acres. Learn more at FDACS.gov/FLForestService.
