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Live Oak, Florida, entire state of Florida under state of emergency due to fires, water conservation measures in effect
4/15/2017 11:21:10 PM



CATEGORIES:
Fire
Relief, Response & Restrictions
Water Supply & Quality
AFFECTED AREAS:
Live Oak, FL

Start Date: 4/13/2017 - End Date: 4/13/2017
It was reported yesterday that the governor of Florida has placed the entire state under a state of emergency due to wildfires. The experts says we have not seen this active a wildfire season since 2011. http://wuwf.org/post/wildfires-trigger-state-emergency-florida https://www.usnews.com/news/best-states/florida/articles/2017-04-11/wildfires-scorch-parts-of-florida Some of the fires are man-made, some due to lightning - all due to it being too dry. The southern part of Florida is the worse off. Water conservation measures are now in effect in many parts of the state. CoCoRaHS Report from Station #Live Oak 0.4 NE on 4/13/2017
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