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Fires Force Mass Evacuations Across Volusia and Brevard Counties
About 30,000 residents from Ormond Beach to Daytona Beach fled as fires threatened dozens of developments along a 45 mile corridor from Titusville to Ormond Beach. In Brevard County 5,000 were ordered out with 1,900 fires since Memorial Day burning 425 square miles. homes and trailers destroyed including a double wide near Scottsmoor and the Goodrich family's loss. Governor Chiles urged FEMA for more gear as crews faced 115 degree heat and gusty winds with firefighting aided by water buckets from helicopters.
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Volusia County
Ormond Beach
Daytona Beach
Brevard County
Titusville
Charles S. Spagnola
Catherine
Danny Goodrich
Scottsmoor
Goodrich
Bill Faust
Old Bridge
N.J
Jersey
Daytona Speedway
Holiday Inn
Speedway
Florida
Palm Coast
Jacksonville
Brevard
Lawton Chiles
Federal Emergency Management Agency