CLAY COUNTY, Fla. – Two wildfires burning in North Florida merged Saturday into a single blaze now known as the Railroad Fire, prompting evacuations, road closures and railway suspensions across Clay and Putnam counties.
The fire, which combines the former Crews Road Fire in Clay County and the Railroad Complex Fire in Putnam County, has burned approximately 3,000 acres with containment at just 10%, according to the Florida Forest Service.
Resources on the ground and in the sky
Kevin Guthrie, Executive Director for the Florida Division of Emergency Management, said the Florida National Guard Aviation unit will be involved in the fire fight beginning Tuesday.
Meanwhile the Florida Forest Service has deployed a significant number of resources to fight the blaze. Earlier, the agency had 63 personnel, 36 dozers, 10 engines and two fixed-wing aircraft on scene…