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.
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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.
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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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