July 6, 1998 6 p.m.
Ron Waselewski
Community Information SpecialistVolusia County's Wildfires Update
Lightning strikes today provided the only areas of concern for Volusia County fire officials, while heavy, scattered showers helped cool some of the County's hot spots. Mostly, fire crews conducted mop-up operations. Officials continue to caution, though, that the emergency situation continues as insufficient rains have fallen on the region.
One new fire ignited, east of Lake Ashby, but was quickly contained after burning two acres. Other areas experienced minor flare-ups and were rapidly handled by firefighters.
In other fire related news:
The School District of Volusia County reopened their Summer School program for Tuesday, July 7. In addition, all related programs will re-open. Friday, July 17 will be the only makeup day for summer school.
Flagler County Courts open at 8:00AM on Tuesday morning.
There were currently no road closures in the County, but the intersection of County Roads 3 and 17 was closed intermittently due to smoke/visibility problems.
Just a few County households remained without electric power.
Only 12 people were in Volusia County shelters at 4:00PM, and they were all from Flagler County.
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