July 4, 1998 10:30PM
Ron Waselewski
Community Information SpecialistA Good Day of Firefighting in Volusia County
The July Fourth holiday was wrapping up on a relatively quiet note as Volusia County firefighting efforts continued to take the upper hand and Fire Services officials were confident that firefighters had succeeded in many of the tasks that had been set for them today. Mop-up and the dousing of hot-spots continued. Officials also remind residents that without appreciable change in the weather, the overall situation in the County remains volatile. Citizens should also remain cautious due to smoke causing reduced visibility and to remain aware of increased emergency vehicle traffic on the County’s roadways.
It was the second successive day in which there were no reports of structure damage in the County, nor were there any reports of injuries to citizens. Less than 400 evacuees remained in shelters in the County.
County-wide, only two areas, near Ormond Beach, remained under mandatory evacuation: Airport Road north of Durrance Lane and the Hunter’s Ridge sub-division.
It was hoped that two strike teams deployed from Volusia to join in the fire fights in Flagler County aided in the successful efforts to halt flame advancing from the north.
Utilities outages had been mostly restored by day’s end and there were no other utilities or essential services problems.
The Halifax Humane Society had requested that residents searching for pets should call 943-4928.
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