The fires disrupting Amtrak service are part of a broader wildfire threat across Florida this week. Seminole County Assistant Fire Chief Tod Zellers said a combination of drought, low humidity and increasing winds has created especially dangerous conditions. – The fires disrupting Amtrak service are part of a broader wildfire threat across Florida this week. Seminole County Assistant Fire Chief Tod Zellers said a combination of drought, low humidity and increasing winds has created especially dangerous conditions.
“The drought index continues to climb, so it’s getting drier and drier,” Zellers said. “The relative humidity is very low here, as compared to what we normally see.”
He said the wind is the biggest concern for fire crews this week, as it can rapidly change a fire’s direction and push flames past containment lines…