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Firefighters working to contain Eglin AFB wildfire

The Crestview Fire Department is creating a technical rescue team to help perform difficult rescue missions during man-made and natural disasters.

Bay, Liberty, Franklin, Gulf and Calhoun counties have received preliminary authorization for USDAs Emergency Forest Restoration Program.

Loved ones raise money for a family in Holt whose home was destroyed in a fire.

All week, a trio of wildfires has blazed through more than 34,000 acres in the Florida Panhandle, gorging on downed trees that Hurricane Michael left in its wake more than three years ago. The fires have forced more than 1,100 people from their homes.

The Walton County Commission has rescinded a local outdoor burning ban put in place earlier this month.

Lieutenant Jason Powell and Firefighter/Paramedic David Lawrence were deployed to Panama City.

Conditions in the Florida Panhandle continue to improve for firefighters working to contain the Bertha Swamp Fire that has consumed more than 34,000 acres at its most intense.

Written by: Lacy Martin March 15, 2022 – Two firefighters from Flagler County Fire Rescue were deployed to Panama City, Florida at the request of State Emergency Management Director, Kevin Guthrie, to assist in the Chipola Complex wildfires. Lieutenant Jason Powell and Firefighter/Paramedic David Lawrence were deployed to Panama City, Monday afternoon, along with members of […]

Two of three wildfires making up the Chipola Complex Fire in Floridas panhandle are 95% contained, after the trio of blazes scorched more than 34,000 acres, Floridas Forest Service said