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Florida Commissioner of Agriculture Wilton Simpson and Florida Forest Service leaders will discuss the state's wildfire conditions during a news conference Wednesday.
“The further south you go, the drier it is,” State Forester Rick Dolan said. “Southwest Florida is the driest part of the state, around the Fort Myers area, very dry right now.”