Florida Firefighters Hold Back Wide Coastline Blazes
Florida endures a relentless set of fires as 1 500 National Guard troops join emergency crews and heavy combat helicopters flood the state. Authorities report 50 homes destroyed or damaged across Brevard and Volusia counties with thousands evacuated, while rain and cooler air offer limited relief.
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Florida
McCord Air Force Base
Tacoma
Wash
Chiles
Ormond Beach
Carl Persis
Volusia County
Flagler Beach
Christmas
Orange County
Barry Baker
Brevard County
Aerial firefighters join Florida wildfire battle
Large air assault hits Florida fires as about 40 aircraft from DeLand and other locations rush in with 5000 pound water drops and chemical Phos Chek. Pilots like Rick Nail guide heavy lifts and douse flare ups while attack planes coordinate the effort.
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Orlando Sentinel
Eland
Fla
DeLand
Rick Nail
Vietnam
Nail
Oregon
Columbia
United States
Florida
Arizona
Minnesota
New Mexico
Lake City
Tourists linger at Daytona beaches amid wildfires
Smoke shrouds Daytona Beach as 30,000 residents flee Flagler County under evacuation orders. Despite fires and cancellations, visitors stay on the shore with RVs and offbeat judgments from vacationers. The Pepsi 400 stock car race is postponed to October 17, and other events are canceled or delayed.
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Flagler
Palm Coast
Matanzas Woods
Bunnell
Highway 100
Sun-Sentinel
South Florida
Aytona Beach
Flagler County
Edwards
Bill Baker
Daytona Beach Cubs
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Austina
Larry Edwards
Georgia
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OUR
University Ave
Cedar Falls
7Th Ave
Marion
Wiley Blvd
1St
Coralville
JFK
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Stom Furniture
Expressions-Furniture.com
World News
Quctate
Gazette
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Charles Finster, Jr
Tommy
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