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    Posted: 21 Jun 2011 at 2:44pm
Originally posted by TerryM

I know that they have gotten some volunteer firemen.  I "think" they are asking for firemen also. 
 
I'll watch for your updates.  I would need a contact ie: County Emergency Coordinator or whoever is commanding/coordinating the response.  They would no doubt want to see my certifications and I would want some sort of authoriztion from them to be there, on the scene, assisting, and who to report to.
 
I'd be happy to help with my training and experience but, there are lots of people closer than me (here in Indiana) who could help them with food/water.   
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Here is the only thing I know of:

Florida Division of Forestry
Jacksonville District
7247 Big Oaks Road
Bryceville, FL 32009
Telephone 904/ 266-5001
Fax 904/ 266-5019
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: 22 Jun 2011 at 9:01am
I did a quick check on this and they are pretty much running it right out of the "play book".  The Governor has issued a disaster declaration.  In this, he appointed the State Emergency Mgmt Director the "main dude" to command/coordinate the response.  He also gave the Director virtually the full resources of the State and a "blank check" to cover the expenses.  The Director has the authority to summon the National Guard, DOT, Red Cross...anything.  I didn't see anything where he/she had done this, however, I just quickly skimmed things. 
 
At any rate, if the State Director should determine assistance from outside of the State is needed, it would likely go thru the FEMA process.   
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I just looked at the map, and it's amazing how much of the state is covered by forest fires.  It truly is feast or famine as we had tornado warnings here last night with hurricane force winds.  For a short while it reminded me of the time when I was in Key West with a hurricane churning out in the Dry Tortugas with the trees bending sideways and the torrential rains and lightning.

In the town I live in we have had over 6" of rain this month with it looking like more is on the way.  The farmer's field behind my house is turning into a lake, and I'll be willing to bet that a portion of his soybean crop is ruined and can't be replanted.  One of the janitors that works at the university that I do was telling me that a good portion of his corn crop is ruined as well.  


 The body of water is not the field--that is a pond, but you can see a lighter area toward the center of the photo is where the field is under water.  
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I had 98.5* under my car port just little while ago.  The heat index is 108*.  Thursday, Friday and Saturday we have a 60% chance of rain.  If it goes the way it has been going the rain will hit Jacksonville and not us.  But at least someone will have gotten it.

The big problem is the lightening strikes.  We have had some storms without rain...just lightening and winds.  That causes a lot of fires.  The last storm had 9,000 strikes!  That is the problem of living in the lightening capital of the USA.  We are ranked 3rd. in the world also. 

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Direct Link To This Post Posted: 22 Jun 2011 at 4:42pm
Originally posted by TerryM

I had 98.5* under my car port just little while ago.  The heat index is 108*. 
Terry
 
Take what you mentioned about the heat and imagine being in/near an inferno, wearing very heavy gear and working very hard. Dead  I hope they are relieving the boys & girls frequently.   
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