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Above: North Carolina Forest Service worker Dean Lucas keeps watch from
atop his pickup truck to make sure a fire doesn't jump the fire
line in Taylor County, just north of Perry.
[Times photo: Mark Adams]
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The latest news
Thunder and blazes: Crews control fires with help of storms(July 12, 1998)
With a lot of help from the weather, firefighters are now solidly
in control of wildfires that have plagued North Florida and the
east coast since Memorial Day.
Residents return, some to ashes (July 7, 1998)
An evacuation order for Flagler County is lifted as rains continue
to dampen wildfires. Some residents return to find their homes
destroyed.
Brush bred by El Nino adds fuel to wildfires
Dry weather isn't the only reason this summer's Florida forest
fires have been so fierce.
Recent stories
Weather, firefighters begin to get handle on blazes (July 6, 1998)
Scattered rain helps but does not extinguish the fires. Humidity
helps. Residents in shelters look forward to going home.
Weather offers hope in battle with flames (July 5, 1998)
Firefighters get a leg up as a tropical wave with the potential
for development is spotted in the Caribbean.
Gel saves 20 homes, 'Slimer'
PALM COAST -- As firefighters worked feverishly to save one Flagler
County home from a wildfire's flames, they noticed a small dog
chained to a nearby tree.
Track part of race to control wildfires
The Speedway is using the food and shelter it has for the Pepsi
400 to feed hundreds of tired firefighters.
Titusville seeks an out as fires close in (July 4, 1998)
Officials are organizing a plan for evacuating the city's 43,000
residents, but closed roads are creating a problem.
Entire county told to flee
Fearing that escape routes could be cut off as fires continued
to spread, Flagler County orders everyone to evacuate.
'People knew this was no joke'
As Flagler residents flee, gridlock takes over. Three main roads
out of the county jam up and hotels quickly fill up.
Chiles concentrates efforts on fire relief
The governor is trying to stay involved and provide support for
weary firefighters.
Florida's fiery agony deepens (July 3, 1998)
The governor asks residents to pray for rain as thousands more
are forced to flee from a coast nearly paralyzed by road closures.
Miles of fires leave I-95 motorists to cope
NASCAR postpones a race in Daytona, leaving hotel rooms open for
firefighters and evacuees.
38 states send help to fight blazes
WASHINGTON -- As fires continue to blaze, 38 states have dispatched
thousands of people and tons of machinery to help quench the Sunshine
State, and more help is on the way.
State need days of rain, and it's just not out there (July 2, 1998)
A gulf high pressure system is denying Florida its usual rainfall,
needed badly to stem the wildfires.
He's the field marshal for firefighters
BUNNELL -- Every minute of every 18-hour day, Lee Burwell struggles
to avert disaster.
Wind-whipped fires drive out thousands
Homes and businesses burn and highways close again as wildfires
continue an unrelenting march to the sea.
Wildfires cause mandatory evacuation (July 1, 1998)
In Brevard County, winds change to fan blazes that threaten hundreds
of homes and force some firefighters to pull back
June's heat is one for the record books
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