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RED MOON OVER MADISON, FLORIDA
Photo and Text by Pat Lightcap
As the moon reached just past it’s highest arc on Thursday, June 9, 2011 it was red rather than the colors we are used to for a half-moon. This writer
will venture the cause of the color is related to smoke in the air from any number of wildfires in South Georgia
and North Florida. It is not the end of the world!!!
Two Active Wildfires In Madison County
Dixie County:
— DATE/TIME REPORTED: 5/30/2011 @ 12:26 pm
— LOCATION: Highway 19 South near Tennille
— ACRES BURNED: 35
— CAUSE: Unknown
— 100% CONTAINTED ON 5/30/2011 @ 4:51 pm
—UPDATE 5/31/2011:
> Reinforcing fire lines today
> Continuing to monitor fire
> Drivers in area should use caution due to the possibility of smoke on Highway 19 South in Tennille
Madison County:
— DATE/TIME REPORTED: 5/30/2011 @ 12:00pm
— LOCATION: 145 North/Mt. Horeb Church Road.
— ACRES BURNED: 1.5
— CAUSE: Escaped Yard Trash Burn
— 100% CONTAINTED ON 5/30/2011 @1:00pm
— Notice of Violation was issued to the responsible party
—UPDATE 5/31/2011:
> Fire will be checked again today.
Madison County:
— DATE/TIME REPORTED: 5/19/2011 @ 2:06pm
— LOCATION: US Highway 90 E; approximately 1 mile East of Apache in Lee.
— ACRES BURNED: 3
— CAUSE: Escaped Unauthorized Debris Burn
— 100% CONTAINTED ON 5/19/2011 @3:04pm
— Notice of Violation was issued to the responsible party
—UPDATE 5/31/2011:
>11,296 gallons of water have been utilized so far to extinguish the fire.
>Smoke is still visible on fire.
>Fire will be checked again today.
Wildfire Update
BURN AUTHORIZATIONS WILL NOT BE ISSUED TODAY. THIS IS DUE TO A PREDICTED DISPERSION OF 106 AND DOUBLE DIGIT WIND SPEEDS.
ACTIVE WILDFIRES
Dixie County’s Active Wildfires
- none
Lafayette County’s Active Wildfires
- none
Madison County’s Active Wildfires
- Acres: 15 acres
- Location: Hwy 53 South near CR 426
- Cause: Unknown
- 100% CONTAINED
Taylor County’s Active Wildfires
- Acres: 0.5
- Location: Shady Grove appx 1.5 miles south of CR 14/US 221
- Cause: Escaped Broadcast/Acreage Burn
- 100% CONTAINED
