Flag Pond fire in Collier County torches 2,600 acres, voluntary evacuations lifted

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FLAG POND FIRE FIGHT

A voluntary evacuation order was lifted for homes on Snake and Lee Williams Road initially because of the growing risk from this fire in Collier County.

WINK News was able to take a tour of the closed roads back in the Picayune Strand Forest. There are multiple hot spots burning alongside the roads.

So far, this fire has consumed 2,600 acres and is 70 percent contained at this time.

Sam Quinn, with the Florida Forestry Service, says this fire season is similar to last year’s.

“Right now, the fire weather outlook is above average, similar to last year. We’re already seeing moderate drought conditions for our area so crews are responding accordingly,” he said.

It’s too early to determine a cause for this particular fire, but Quinn says they are leaning toward the cause being weather-related, versus being deliberately set.

RESIDENTS REACT TO FIRE

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