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Volusia-Flagler Wildfires
Date: 6/16/2011 Album ID: 1265416
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May and June have been busy for firefighters, who are battling numerous fires in Volusia and Flagler counties, including several major ones: the Larkspur Fire near Daytona Park Estates east of DeLand, the Maytown Road Fire in southern Volusia, the White Eagle Fire near the Seminole Woods subdivision in southern Flagler County and the Espanola Fire farther north.
Firefighters put water on hot spots Monday, June 27 at the Espanola fire in Flagler County. (Photo provided by Carl Laundrie)
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Soft track equipment designed to operate on muck where fire engines and even some tractors cannot go without getting stuck works Monday, June 27 at the Espanola fire in Flagler County. (Photo provided by Carl Laundrie)
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Burning muck Monday, June 27 at the Espanola fire in Flagler County. (Photo provided by Carl Laundrie)
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The is a water drop-off point Monday, June 27 at the Espanola fire in Flagler County. The water tenders pour the water into the square tank and then equipment, such as the soft tracks, draw the water out go to the fire line. (Photo provided by Carl Laundrie)
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This photo by Steven R. Miller, Director of the Division of Land Management for the St. Johns River Water Management District, show how the Espanola fire continued to be very hot and smoke even after a pouring rain this weekend. Firefighters have been amazed at how hot the fire is and how deep it burns.
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This photo by Steven R. Miller, Director of the Division of Land Management for the St. Johns River Water Management District, show how the Espanola fire continued to be very hot and smoke even after a pouring rain this weekend. Firefighters have been amazed at how hot the fire is and how deep it burns.
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This photo by Steven R. Miller, Director of the Division of Land Management for the St. Johns River Water Management District, show how the Espanola fire continued to be very hot and smoke even after a pouring rain this weekend. Firefighters have been amazed at how hot the fire is and how deep it burns.
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This photo by Steven R. Miller, Director of the Division of Land Management for the St. Johns River Water Management District, show how the Espanola fire continued to be very hot and smoke even after a pouring rain this weekend. Firefighters have been amazed at how hot the fire is and how deep it burns.
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A bolt of ightning strikes as storm clouds with strong winds, heavy rains and cloud to ground lightning move through the area, Friday, June 24, 2011. (Nigel Cook)
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A bolt of ightning strikes as storm clouds with strong winds, heavy rains and cloud to ground lightning move through the area, Friday, June 24, 2011. (Nigel Cook)
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A bolt of ightning strikes as storm clouds with strong winds, heavy rains and cloud to ground lightning move through the area, Friday, June 24, 2011. (Nigel Cook)
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A bolt of ightning strikes as storm clouds with strong winds, heavy rains and cloud to ground lightning move through the area, Friday, June 24, 2011. (Nigel Cook)
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Flames shoot 15-feet into the air Thursday inside the Truck Trail 1 fire near Lake George at the Volusia-Putnam county line. Areas within the contained fires continue to burn and generate smoke. PHOTO CREDIT: Peter Henn, St. Johns River Water Management District.
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Green foliage already appears in the woods off Ridge Boulevard in DeLand where the Larkspur fire swept through in late May. (On Wednesday morning, June 23, 2011) (Dinah Voyles Pulver)
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Green foliage already appears in the woods off Ridge Boulevard in DeLand where the Larkspur fire swept through in late May. (On Wednesday morning, June 23, 2011) (Dinah Voyles Pulver)
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A buffer Dave Caskey had previously cleared along his home off Larkspur Road in DeLand helped firefighters defend his home from advancing flames. Firefighters say such defensible space is critical in helping to protect private property. On June 23, Caskey mowed his lawn for the first time since the fire in mid-June, marveling at his near-miss from the intense fire. (Dinah Voyles Pulver)
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Woods off Larkspur Road in DeLand begin recovering from the wildfires that swept through the land in late May amd June. Dave Caskey, a resident of Larkspur Road, now watches daily as new green growth emerges from the blackened, rubble left by the fire in his neighborhood in mid-June. (On Wednesday morning, June 23, 2011) (Dinah Voyles Pulver)
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Steve Miller with St. Johns River Water Management District, left, Dept. of Forestry's Gary Lewis, and St. Johns River Water Management District's Matt Corby, right, meet on the fire line to discuss tactics for their teams, inside the Espanola brush fire, in Flagler County, Tuesday, June 21, 2011. Fighting fires the size of Espanola brush fires, requires the cooperation between many different departments and the utilization of tools and skills of different teams. (David Massey)
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Firefighters from three different agencies meet in a Palm Coast neighborhood Wednesday to discuss their pre-planning assignment. All the firefighters are members of an intradepartmental task force working to fight fires in Flagler County. It brings together different types of resources to work together to prevent or mitigate possible disasters or to accomplish a common objective. Shown from left are: Flagler County Fire Rescue's Jesse Sintscha and Lt. Jeff Olsen, Flagler Beach Fire Rescue's Jake Bissonnette, Palm Coast Fire Department's Deputy Chief Jerry Forte, Lt. Andrew Keppler with Flagler County, Danny Rohan of Flagler Beach. Keppler is the task force leader. The task force was formed last week to make the best use of resources. Task Forces used throughout the fire areas have included Flagler County Fire Rescue, Palm Coast Fire Rescue, Flagler Beach Fire Rescue, Bunnell Fire Rescue, St. Johns River Water Management District and Department of Forestry. (David Massey
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Firefighters from three different agencies meet in a Palm Coast neighborhood Wednesday to discuss their pre-planning assignment. All the firefighters are members of an intradepartmental task force working to fight fires in Flagler County. It brings together different types of resources to work together to prevent or mitigate possible disasters or to accomplish a common objective. From Left: Flagler County Fire Rescue's Lt. Andrew Keppler and Lt. Jeff Olsen, Flagler Beach Fire Rescue's Danny Rohan, Flagler County's Jesse Sintscha, Flagler Beach's Jake Bissonnette and Palm Coast Fire Department's Deputy Chief Jerry Forte, meet in an area of Palm Coast to go over a preincident plan, Wednesday, June 22, 2011. Task Forces used throughout the fire areas have included Flagler County Fire Rescue, Palm Coast Fire Rescue, Flagler Beach Fire Rescue, Bunnell Fire Rescue, St. Johns River Water Management District and Department of Forestry. (David Massey
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