Nine prescribed burns in Northeast Florida on Tuesday could be the reason people spot smoke on their drives.
Annaleasa Winter with the Florida Forest Service tells WOKV News the burns amount to a total of 1,300 acres burning.
“This time of year is a great time to burn,” she says. “The temperature is lower and the relative humidity is lower.”
She says drivers might notice the 419-acre fire in Cary State Forest in Nassau County and the 190-acre fire at the Guana Wildlife Management area of St. Johns County. Those two fires should be “highly visible.”
There’s also a controlled burn on private land on Jacksonville’s Southside near the East Beltway and JTB.
“This is the time of the year you really have to be cautious with barbecue grills, cigarette butts, outdoor burning, anything like that because it just takes a second, a little gust of wind and one spark and you can have uncontrolled fire in your yard.”
Florida’s wildfire season peaks between December and June with March, April and May being the most active months.
