Palm Beach fire crews dispatched in statewide wildfire response

PALM BEACH COUNTY, Fla. (CBS12) — The Palm Beach County Fire Rescue dispatched two brush trucks Wednesday morning, in response to recent wildfires across the state of Florida.

PBCFR says, the fire crews were prepared within 16 hours and deployed to the Florida State Fire College in Ocala as fire activity begins to increase in northern Florida.

According to the PBCFR, as of Tuesday evening, there has been 113 active working wildfires covering over 14,000 acres of land…

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