Bertha Swamp Road fire reaches 28,000 acres
In an update issued Tuesday morning, Bay County Emergency Services announced that the Bertha Swamp Road fire, which began in northwest Gulf County on Friday, had reached 28,109 acres.
It is still …
Gulf County fire departments respond to tenth brush fire since Friday
County Administrator Michael Hammond was mid-sentence during the county’s Monday afternoon special meeting when Commissioner Ward McDaniel’s buzzer went off with an alert.
The room went …
Gulf County EMS assists with wildfire evacuations in Bay County
Two ambulances from Gulf County Emergency Medical Services assisted in the evacuation of the Clifford Chester Sims Veterans Nursing Home in Bay County yesterday afternoon after a third large wildfire …
Volunteers break ground at Port St. Joe Community Garden
Not even the dollar weeds that sprouted up through the garden beds could dampen the mood at the Port St. Joe Community Garden on Saturday, where, for the first time, members of the community gathered …
UPDATE: Bertha Swamp Road blaze now at 12,000 acres
Going into their thir day of battling an 8,000 acre blaze that started in northwest Gulf County on Friday, the Florida Forest Service made small advances overnight, keeping the fire at …
Bertha Swamp Road Fire reaches 8,000 acres
According to the Florida Forest Service, a wildfire that beganin in Northwest Gulf County on Friday is now burning more than 8,000 acres and has spread into Bay and Calhoun counties.
No homes are …
Gulf County wildfire burns for second day
A wildfire that started Friday is now burning more than 3,000 acres of swampland off of Bertha Road near Highway 22 in Gulf County’s northwest corner.
According to the Florida Forest Service, …
Port St. Joe holds first reading of food truck ordinance
Port St. Joe commissioners held their first reading of the city’s proposed food truck…
UPDATED: Forestry battling 8,000 acre northwest Gulf County wildfire
Florida Forest Service firefighters are now battling a 800 acre wildfire near Big Bertha Swamp off of Highway 22, according to an announcement from Gulf County Emergency Management on social …
Fire Departments urge Gulf County residents not to burn
Gulf County fire departments are urging residents not to refrain from outside burning after dry and windy conditions have contributed to the spread of several bush fires in the area.
North Gulf …