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May 12, 10:45 a.m.
Contact:
Fred Godawa, PIO for Daytona Beach Fire Department
Timber Weller, Division of Forestry
BRUSH FIRE UPDATE
The Daytona Beach police department is allowing persons with special
needs to gain limited access into the LPGA subdivision. To gain access,
residents must show positive identification at the LPGA Blvd./Tomoka
Farms Road intersection. Access will not be given at the International
Speedway Blvd./LPGA Blvd. intersection. Residents are urged to retrieve
their items and leave quickly.
May 12, 9:30 a.m.
Contact:
Fred Godawa, PIO for Daytona Beach Fire Department
Timber Weller, Division of Forestry
UPDATE:
There was no increase to the fire's intensity during the overnight hours as fire crews continued to widen the perimeter of fire breaks. The large brushfire has the potential to become extremely active today due to wind speed and expected direction change, and low humidity levels.
The mandatory evacuation order for the LPGA subdivision remains in effect; however, special needs residents will be allowed limited access to retrieve medications. Daytona Beach police officers, stationed at LPGA Blvd. and International Speedway Blvd., will require residents to present identification verifying their address. Residents are asked to retrieve essentials and leave as quickly as possible. No commercial access will be permitted.
Residents of Bayberry Lakes subdivision, where the voluntary evacuation order was lifted last night, are asked to remain on stand by as winds are expected to shift around mid-day.
Officials estimate that about 50% of residents in the LPGA area have evacuated.
The emergency shelter at the Hampton Inn remains available, according to the American Red Cross. Currently there are no residents at the shelter.
The Hilton, 100 N. Atlantic Avenue, has offered a discounted rate of $59 to evacuees. Positive identification is required. For more information, please call 386-254-8200.
There will be a media briefing outside the command post at 10 a.m.
Susan Cerbone, City of Daytona Beach, 386-424-4322
LPGA Brushfire - News Release #3
May 12, 7:45 a.m.
There will be about 50 firefighters and nine engines working throughout the day to improve the fire breaks created around the fire.
A mandatory evacuation order is still in effect for the LPGA
subdivision. LPGA Blvd. remains closed from Williamson Blvd. to International Speedway Boulevard.
According to the American Red Cross, 2 LPGA-area residents were at the Hampton Inn at 11 p.m. The ARC will announce their shelter plans later this morning.
Estimates of the fire size have increased to 800 to 1,000 acres.
Additional information will be available at 10 a.m. this morning.
Contacts:
Susan Cerbone, City of Daytona Beach, 386-424-4322
LPGA Brushfire - News Release #2
May 11, 10:45 p.m.
UPDATE:
The voluntary evacuation order for residents in the Bayberry subdivision has been lifted; however, the mandatory evacuation for the LPGA subdivision is still in effect throughout the night. The status of the evacuation order for the LPGA subdivision will be evaluated after 9 a.m. on Monday morning.
The 500 to 600-acre brushfire in the northwest portion of Daytona Beach has been confined and Division of Forestry officials estimate that the fire is approximately 20% contained. Fire crews will continue to work throughout the night to improve fire lines.
No structures have been damaged or destroyed.
The City of Daytona Beach has established a hotline for citizens to check on the status of evacuations. The number is 386-671-5347 and will remain open throughout the night.
Both northbound and southbound lanes of LPGA Boulevard, from Williamson Blvd. to International Speedway Blvd., continue to be closed.
The American Red Cross shelter at the Hampton Inn, 1715 West International Speedway Blvd., in Daytona Beach remains open. About a dozen residents have checked into the shelter.
May 11, 2008
Contact: Shelley Szafraniec
Volusia/Flagler Public Information Network
Emergency InformationLPGA Brushfire
A 500-600 acre brushfire is burning in the northwest area of Daytona Beach on the east and west side of LPGA Boulevard. The fire is moving northeast at approximately 17-18 miles per hour according to the Division of Forestry.
The call for the fire came in at 4:15 p.m.
The brush fire has forced the closure of north and south bound traffic on LPGA Boulevard between Williamson Boulevard and International Speedway Boulevard.
According to Daytona Beach fire officials there is a mandatory evacuation for the LPGA International subdivision (approximately 400 homes) and a voluntary evacuation for the Bayberry Colony subdivision (approximately 200 homes).
An American Red Cross shelter for the evacuees is at the Hampton Inn, 1715 W. International Speedway Blvd., Daytona Beach. The City of Daytona Beach has a hotline for evacuated residents to call for information. The number is 386-671-5347.
The Volusia County Sheriffs Office personnel assisted with evacuations, traffic-control and communications.
Approximately 200 animals that are housed at the Halifax Humane Society (off of LPGA Boulevard) were evacuated to the Volusia County Fairgrounds by the humane society and Volusia County Animal Control Services.
Firefighters from the cities of Daytona Beach, DeLand, Holly Hill, Orange City, Ormond Beach, Port Orange, South Daytona, Volusia County Fire Services and the Division of Forestry are on the scene.
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