MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, Fla. — As two wildfires continued to burn on Wednesday in western Miami-Dade County, the Florida Forest Service teamed up with Florida Highway Patrol troopers, firefighters, and deputies.
FHP troopers temporarily closed Krome Avenue, and Miami-Dade Sheriff’s Office deputies were notifying residents of recommended evacuations, as the direction of the flames changed.
“It was for the sanctity of life ... a majority of the homeowners heeded to our recommendation,” MDSO Assistant Chief Fernand Charles Jr. said on Wednesday during a news conference.
Marshall Jones told Local 10 News on Wednesday afternoon that the wildfire had prompted him to close and evacuate Mack’s Fishing Camp at Danell Lane, at the Miami-Dade and Broward County boundary.
Jones said the flames were “jumping over the conservation area” and he saw Broward County Sheriff’s Office Fire Rescue personnel responding.
Local 10 News Assignment Editor Wilson Louis contributed to this report.
More on the wildfires
- Wildfires burn ‘just under’ 14,000 acres in western Miami-Dade
- Fire chief warns Miami-Dade smoke pollution keeps moving to Broward
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